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divisibility

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di·vis·i·ble  (d-vz-bl)
adj.
Capable of being divided, especially with no remainder: 15 is divisible by 3 and 5.

di·visi·bili·ty, di·visi·ble·ness n.
di·visi·bly adv.

divisibility [dɪˌvɪzɪˈbɪlɪtɪ]
n
(Mathematics) the capacity of a dividend to be exactly divided by a given number
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Noun1.divisibility - the quality of being divisible; the capacity to be divided into parts or divided among a number of persons
fissiparity - the tendency to break into parts; "the fissiparity of religious sects"
quality - an essential and distinguishing attribute of something or someone; "the quality of mercy is not strained"--Shakespeare


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The INFINITE DIVISIBILITY of matter, or, in other words, the INFINITE divisibility of a FINITE thing, extending even to the minutest atom, is a point agreed among geometricians, though not less incomprehensible to common-sense than any of those mysteries in religion, against which the batteries of infidelity have been so industriously leveled.
 
 
 
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