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tractable

/ˈtɹæk.tə.bəl/

adjective

Meaning

  • (of people) Capable of being easily led, taught, or managed.

  • (of a problem) Easy to deal with or manage

  • Capable of being shaped; malleable.

  • Capable of being handled or touched.

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

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

Synonyms

docile,
governable,
manageable,
feasible,
palpable,
practicable,
serviceable