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• feasible — The key to the use of this word, and the problems associated with it, lies in its relation to the different meanings of possible. Feasible has three main uses, two unexceptionable and one controversial, all associated with different aspects of… …   Modern English usage

• feasible — fea‧si‧ble [ˈfiːzbl] adjective a plan, idea, or method that is feasible is possible and likely to work: • That may be the only feasible way of solving the problem. feasible to do something • Powerful computers have made it feasible to search… …   Financial and business terms

• feasible, possible — Feasible means capable of being done ; possible means that something can happen. Feasible suggests the ease with which something can be done and implies desirability for doing it: This is a feasible plan that I hope you will adopt. Possible… …   Dictionary of problem words and expressions

• feasible — [fē′zə bəl] adj. [ME faisible < OFr < stem of faire, to do < L facere: see DO1] 1. capable of being done or carried out; practicable; possible [a feasible scheme] 2. within reason; likely or probable: a usage objected to by some [a… …   English World dictionary

• Feasible — Fea si*ble (f[=e] z[i^]*b l) a. [F. faisable, fr. faire to make or do, fr. L. facere. See {Fact}, {Feat}.] 1. Capable of being done, executed, or effected; practicable. [1913 Webster] Always existing before their eyes as a thing feasible in… …   The Collaborative International Dictionary of English

• feasible — index colorable (plausible), plausible, possible, potential, practicable, pragmatic, presumptive, pro …   Law dictionary

• Feasible generalized least squares — (FGLS or Feasible GLS) is a regression technique. It is similar to generalized least squares except that it uses an estimated variance covariance matrix since the true matrix is not known directly.The following description follows loosely the… …   Wikipedia

• feasible — ► ADJECTIVE 1) possible and practical to achieve easily or conveniently. 2) informal likely. DERIVATIVES feasibility noun feasibly adverb. USAGE In formal contexts, the use of feasible to mean ‘likely’ or ‘probable’ should be avoided. This sense …   English terms dictionary

• feasible — capable of being done, accomplished or carried out, mid 15c., from Anglo Fr. faisible, from O.Fr. faisable possible, easy, convenient, from fais , stem of faire do, make, from L. facere do, perform (see FACTITIOUS (Cf. factitious)). Fowler… …   Etymology dictionary

• feasible — *possible, practicable Analogous words: practical, *practicable: advisable, *expedient, politic: advantageous, *beneficial, profitable: suitable, appropriate, fitting, *fit Antonyms: unfeasible, infeasible: chimerical ( …   New Dictionary of Synonyms

• feasible — [adj] possible, doable achievable, advantageous, appropriate, attainable, beneficial, breeze, cinch, duck soup*, easy as pie*, expedient, fit, fitting, likely, no sweat*, performable, pie*, piece of cake*, practicable, practical, probable,… …   New thesaurus