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capable of being split into two or more parts or pieces
easily divisible into enough pieces for everyone
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Recent Examples of divisible
In 1582, Pope Gregory XIII reformed the calendar by specifying that all years divisible by 4 are to be leap years, with the exception of century years, which must be divisible by 400 to be considered leap years.
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Aliza Chasan, CBS News, 1 Jan. 2024
To make matters even more confusing, a leap day is still added in years divisible by 400.
—Rachel Treisman, NPR, 26 Feb. 2024
Elliptic curves also have a lot to do with prime numbers, which are only divisible by 1 and themselves.
—Lyndie Chiou, Quanta Magazine, 5 Mar. 2024
Deep dive This Thursday is a leap day — an extra day that's added to the Gregorian calendar every four years (except for years divisible by 100, but not 400).
—Suzanne Nuyen, NPR, 27 Feb. 2024
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Aliza Chasan, CBS News, 1 Jan. 2024
To make matters even more confusing, a leap day is still added in years divisible by 400.
—Rachel Treisman, NPR, 26 Feb. 2024
Elliptic curves also have a lot to do with prime numbers, which are only divisible by 1 and themselves.
—Lyndie Chiou, Quanta Magazine, 5 Mar. 2024
Deep dive This Thursday is a leap day — an extra day that's added to the Gregorian calendar every four years (except for years divisible by 100, but not 400).
—Suzanne Nuyen, NPR, 27 Feb. 2024
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“Divisible.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/divisible. Accessed 21 Nov. 2024.
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