Definitions for Tractable
ˈtræk tə bəltractable

Princeton's WordNetRate this definition:0.0 / 0 votes

1. tractable, manipulableadjective

   easily managed (controlled or taught or molded)

   "tractable young minds"; "the natives...being...of an intelligent tractable disposition"- Samuel Butler

2. amenable, tractableadjective

   readily reacting to suggestions and influences

   "a responsive student"

WiktionaryRate this definition:0.0 / 0 votes

1. tractableadjective

   Capable of being easily led, taught, or managed; docile; manageable; governable.

2. tractableadjective

   Capable of being shaped; malleable.

3. tractableadjective

   Capable of being handled or touched; palpable; practicable; feasible; serviceable.

4. tractableadjective

   Sufficiently operationalizable or useful to allow a mathematical calculation to proceed toward a solution.

5. tractableadjective

   Of a decision problem, algorithmically solvable fast enough to be practically relevant, typically in polynomial time.

6. Etymology: From tractabilis, from tracto, frequentative of traho.

Samuel Johnson's DictionaryRate this definition:0.0 / 0 votes

1. Tractableadjective

   Etymology: tractabilis, Lat. traitable, Fr.

   1. Manageable; docile; compliant; obsequious; practicable; governable.

   For moderation of those affections growing from the very natural bitterness and gall of adversity, the scripture much alledgeth contrary fruit, which affliction likewise hath, whensoever it falleth on them that are tractable, the grace of God’s holy spirit concurring therewith. Richard Hooker, b. v.

   Noble Ajax, you are as strong, as valiant, as wise, no less noble, much more gentle, and altogether more tractable. William Shakespeare, Troilas and Cressida.

   Tractable obedience is a slave
   To each incensed will. William Shakespeare, Henry VII.

   If thou dost find him tractable to us,
   Encourage him, and tell him all our reasons;
   If he be leaden, icy, cold, unwilling,
   Be thou so too. William Shakespeare, Rich. III.

   As those who are bent to do wickedly will never want tempters to urge them on in an evil course; so those who yield themselves tractable to good motions, will find the spirit of God more ready to encourage them. John Tillotson, Sermons.

   If a strict hand be kept over children from the beginning, they will in that age be tractable, and quietly submit to it. John Locke, on Education.

   2. Palpable; such as may be handled.

   The other measures are of continued quantity visible, and for the most part tractable; whereas time is always transient, neither to be seen nor felt. William Holder, on Time.

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1. tractable

   Tractable typically refers to something, often a problem or situation, that is easily controlled, managed, or dealt with. It refers to the degree to which a problem or a task is solvable or manageable. In other words, something is considered tractable if there are practical or efficient methods to resolve it or sufficiently deal with it.

Webster DictionaryRate this definition:0.0 / 0 votes

1. Tractableverb

   capable of being easily led, taught, or managed; docile; manageable; governable; as, tractable children; a tractable learner

2. Tractableverb

   capable of being handled; palpable; practicable; feasible; as, tractable measures

How to pronounce Tractable?

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Numerology

1. Chaldean Numerology

   The numerical value of Tractable in Chaldean Numerology is: 7

2. Pythagorean Numerology

   The numerical value of Tractable in Pythagorean Numerology is: 1

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References

1. ^ Princeton's WordNet
   http://wordnetweb.princeton.edu/perl/webwn?s=Tractable
2. ^ Wiktionary
   https://en.wiktionary.org/wiki/Tractable
3. ^ Samuel Johnson's Dictionary
   https://johnsonsdictionaryonline.com/views/search.php?term=Tractable
4. ^ ChatGPT
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5. ^ Webster Dictionary
   https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/Tractable