Eliminable

/ɪˈlɪmɪnəbəl/ adjective

Definition

Able to be removed, deleted, or gotten rid of; capable of being eliminated.

Etymology

From eliminate + -able (capable of being). Latin eliminare (to cast out) + Germanic -able suffix blend.

Kelly Says

In logic and mathematics, proving something is 'eliminable' (like an unnecessary variable) became crucial to simplifying theories—what seems complicated might just be eliminable noise.

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