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developable

Definition of developable

adjective

  • 1(of land or property) able to be adapted or improved so as to become profitable: there’s competition among retailers for developable sites
  • 2 Geometry (of a curved surface) capable of being flattened into a plane without overlap or separation, as with a cylinder.
  • 3 Mathematics (of a function or expression) capable of being expanded as a series.

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Definition of developable in the US English dictionary
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