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tractability
Variant of tractable
tractable
definition
trac·table (trak′tə bəl)
adjective
- easily managed, taught, or controlled; docile; compliant
- easily worked; malleable
Etymology: L tractabilis < tractare, to drag, haul, freq. of trahere, to draw
Related Forms:
- tractability trac′·tabil′·ity noun or tractableness trac′·table·ness
- tractably trac′·tably adverb
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