separable

/ˈsɛpərəbəl/ /ˈsɛprəbəl/

Meanings

adjective

Able to be separated.

Examples :

"The different subjects in school are separable; you can take one or more without having to take them all. "

adjective

Of a topological space, having a countable dense subset.

Examples :

"The set of rational numbers is a countable dense subset of the real numbers; therefore, the real number line is a separable topological space. "

math space

Related Words

rational noun

/ˈɹæʃ(ə)nəl/

A rational number: a number that can be expressed as the quotient of two integers.

"The quotient of two rationals is again a rational."

separated verb

/ˈsɛpəɹeɪtɪd/

To divide (a thing) into separate parts.

"Separate the articles from the headings."

school noun

/skuːl/

(collective) A group of fish or a group of marine mammals such as porpoises, dolphins, or whales.

"The divers encountered a huge school of mackerel."

subset noun

/ˈsʌbˌsɛt/

(of a set S) A set A such that every element of A is also an element of S.

"The set lbrace a, b brace is a both a subset and a proper subset of lbrace a, b, c brace while the set lbrace a, b, c brace is a subset of lbrace a, b, c brace but not a proper subset of lbrace a, b, c brace."

having verb

/ˈhævɪŋ/

To possess, own.

"I have a house and a car."

different noun

/ˈdɪf.(ə)ɹ.ənt/

The different ideal.

"My family has a different ideal for my future than I do. "

subjects noun

/ˈsʌb.dʒɛkts/ /səbˈdʒɛkt/

(grammar) In a clause: the word or word group (usually a noun phrase) that is dealt with. In active clauses with verbs denoting an action, the subject and the actor are usually the same.

"In the sentence ‘The mouse is eaten by the cat in the kitchen.’, ‘The mouse’ is the subject, ‘the cat’ being the agent."

therefore adverb

/ˈðɛəfɔː/ /ˈðɛəɹfɔɹ/

For that or this purpose, referring to something previously stated.

"My friend studied hard for the test; therefore, she got a good grade. "

number noun

/ˈnʌmbə/ /ˈnʌmbɚ/ /ˈnʌmə/ /ˈnʌmɚ/

An abstract entity used to describe quantity.

"Zero, one, −1, 2.5, and pi are all numbers."

numbers noun

/ˈnʌmbəz/ /ˈnʌmbɚz/

An abstract entity used to describe quantity.

"Zero, one, −1, 2.5, and pi are all numbers."

countable adjective

[ˈkʰaʊn(ɾ)əbɫ̩]

Capable of being counted; having a quantity.

"The number of students in my class is countable; there are exactly 25. "

without adverb

/wɪθˈʌʊt/ /wɪðˈaʊt/

Outside, externally. This is still used in the names of some civil parishes in England, e.g. St Cuthbert Without.

"The school is located just outside the town, without the main shopping area. "