— divisibleness , n. — divisibly , adv.
/di viz"euh beuhl/ , adj.
1. capable of being divided.
2. Math.
a. capable of being evenly divided, without remainder.
b. of or pertaining to a group in which given any element and any integer, there is a second element that when raised to the integer equals the first element.
[ 1545-55; ( divisibilis, equiv. to L divis ( us ), ptp. of dividere to DIVIDE ( di- DI- 2 + vid- (var. s.) + -tus ptp. suffix) + -ibilis -IBLE ]