tractable
Significado: Easy to manage, control, or deal with. In computing, describes a problem that can be solved in a reasonable amount of time as the input grows.
Tractable has a dual life. In everyday formal English, it describes a person or situation that is amenable and cooperative — a tractable negotiating partner, a tractable dispute. In computer science, a tractable problem is one solvable in polynomial time, meaning it remains practical even for large inputs. The word implies not just that something can be handled, but that it can be handled without extraordinary difficulty. It collocates naturally with 'problem,' 'issue,' 'question,' and 'challenge.'
Ejemplos
- The dispute proved more tractable than expected once both sides agreed to binding arbitration. 一旦双方同意接受约束性仲裁,这场争端比预期的更容易解决。La disputa resultó más tratable de lo esperado una vez que ambas partes aceptaron un arbitraje vinculante.双方が拘束力のある仲裁に同意すると、その紛争は予想以上に扱いやすいものとなった。양측이 구속력 있는 중재에 동의하자, 그 분쟁은 예상보다 다루기 쉬운 것으로 드러났다.
- Graph colouring with two colours is a tractable problem, but adding a third colour makes it computationally far harder. 用两种颜色给图着色是一个可处理的问题,但增加第三种颜色会使其在计算上变得困难得多。La coloración de grafos con dos colores es un problema tratable, pero añadir un tercer color lo hace computacionalmente mucho más difícil.2色によるグラフ彩色は扱いやすい問題だが、3色目を加えると計算上はるかに困難になる。2색 그래프 착색은 다루기 쉬운 문제이지만, 3색을 추가하면 계산적으로 훨씬 어려워진다.
- The new head of department found her colleagues surprisingly tractable after years of reported infighting. 新上任的系主任发现,在经历了多年据说的内斗之后,同事们出奇地好相处。La nueva jefa de departamento encontró a sus colegas sorprendentemente tratables tras años de supuestas luchas internas.新しい学科長は、何年も内紛が報じられた後にもかかわらず、同僚たちが驚くほど協力的であることに気づいた。새 학과장은 수년간 내분이 보도되었음에도 불구하고 동료들이 놀라울 정도로 협조적임을 알게 되었다.
Pronunciación
Guía de uso
Contexto: academic, professional, journalism
Tono: neutral
Origen e historia
From Latin tractabilis (that may be handled or managed), from tractare (to handle, manage), frequentative of trahere (to draw, pull). Entered English in the early 16th century.
Contexto cultural
Era: Modern
Generation: All ages
Social background: Universal
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