Difference between Tractable and Susceptible

What is the difference between Tractable and Susceptible?

Tractable as an adjective is capable of being handled or touched; palpable; practicable; feasible; as, tractable measures. while Susceptible as an adjective is likely to be affected by something

Tractable

Part of speech: adjective

Definition: Capable of being handled or touched; palpable; practicable; feasible; as, tractable measures. Capable of being easily led, taught, or managed; docile; manageable; governable; as, tractable children; a tractable learner. Of a decision problem, algorithmically solvable fast enough to be practically relevant, typically in polynomial time.

Susceptible

Part of speech: noun

Definition: A person who is vulnerable to being infected by a certain disease

Part of speech: adjective

Definition: likely to be affected by somethingeasily influenced or tricked; credulousespecially sensitive, especially to a stimulus

Example sentence: The people who are most susceptible to hypnosis - the rugger bugger types - were also the ones who intimidated me most at school, so on an unconscious level I suppose I'm turning the tables on them.

We hope you now know whether to use Tractable or Susceptible in your sentence.

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