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Tractableness

Tractable \Tract"a*ble\, a. [L. tractabilis, fr, tractare to draw violently, to handle, treat. See Treat, v. t.]

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

    I shall find them tractable enough.
    --Shak.

  2. Capable of being handled; palpable; practicable; feasible; as, tractable measures. [Obs.]
    --Holder. [1913 Webster]
    -- Tract"a*ble*ness, n. -- Tract"a/bly, adv.

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tractableness

n. The state of being tractable; tractability.

WordNet
tractableness

n. the trait of being easily persuaded [syn: tractability, flexibility] [ant: intractability]