divisible
adjective
di·vis·i·ble
də-ˈvi-zə-bəl 
: capable of being divided
a number divisible by 3
Examples of divisible in a Sentence
9 is divisible by 3
easily divisible into enough pieces for everyone
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In Zeno’s paradox, for instance, a tortoise gets a head start in a race with Achilles, who will never catch up to the tortoise if the race is defined in terms of the distance between them, which is infinitely divisible into ever smaller slices.
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Jennifer Szalai, New York Times, 30 Apr. 2025
Only idealized systems that involve infinity—an infinitely long tape, an infinitely extensive grid of particles, an infinitely divisible space for placing pinballs and rubber ducks—can be truly undecidable.
—Charlie Wood, Wired News, 6 Apr. 2025
Prime numbers, such as 2, 3, 5, 7, 11, and so on, are divisible only by 1 and themselves.
—Manon Bischoff, Scientific American, 22 Apr. 2025
These numbers, which are only divisible by 1 and themselves, form the atoms of number theory, so to speak, and have fascinated humankind for thousands of years.
—Manon Bischoff, Scientific American, 17 Jan. 2025
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Jennifer Szalai, New York Times, 30 Apr. 2025
Only idealized systems that involve infinity—an infinitely long tape, an infinitely extensive grid of particles, an infinitely divisible space for placing pinballs and rubber ducks—can be truly undecidable.
—Charlie Wood, Wired News, 6 Apr. 2025
Prime numbers, such as 2, 3, 5, 7, 11, and so on, are divisible only by 1 and themselves.
—Manon Bischoff, Scientific American, 22 Apr. 2025
These numbers, which are only divisible by 1 and themselves, form the atoms of number theory, so to speak, and have fascinated humankind for thousands of years.
—Manon Bischoff, Scientific American, 17 Jan. 2025
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“Divisible.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/divisible. Accessed 17 May. 2025.
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divisible
adjective
di·vis·i·ble
də-ˈvi-zə-bəl
: capable of being divided especially into independent parts (as promises or interests)
a divisible contract
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