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by abcd_f 399 days ago
> that was soluble

solvable

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soluble has two meanings.

- able to dissolve in solvent

- able to be solved.

Is the second meaning archaic?
How old does it need to be to be archaic?

Here is a use in the title of a quite famous popular science book from the 1960's.

https://www.routledge.com/The-Art-of-the-Soluble/Medawar/p/b...

Huh, TIL!