The difference between Docile and Tractable

When used as adjectives, docile means ready to accept instruction or direction, whereas tractable means capable of being easily led, taught, or managed.


check bellow for the other definitions of Docile and Tractable

  1. Docile as an adjective:

    Ready to accept instruction or direction; obedient; subservient.

  2. Docile as an adjective:

    Yielding to control or supervision, direction, or management.

  1. Tractable as an adjective (of people):

    Capable of being easily led, taught, or managed

    Examples:

    "synonyms: docile manageable governable"

  2. Tractable as an adjective:

    Capable of being shaped; malleable.

  3. Tractable as an adjective (obsolete):

    Capable of being handled or touched.

    Examples:

    "synonyms: palpable practicable feasible serviceable"

  4. Tractable as an adjective (mathematics):

    Sufficiently operationalizable or useful to allow a mathematical calculation to proceed toward a solution.

  5. Tractable as an adjective (computer science):

    Of a decision problem, algorithmically solvable fast enough to be practically relevant, typically in polynomial time.