reducible

[ ri-doo-suh-buhl, -dyoo- ]

adjective
  1. capable of being reduced.

  2. Mathematics.

    • of or relating to a polynomial that can be factored into the product of polynomials, each of lower degree.

    • of or relating to a group that can be written as the direct product of two of its subgroups.

    • of or relating to a set whose set of accumulation points is countable.

Origin of reducible

1
late Middle English word dating back to 1400–50; see origin at reduce, -ible

Other words from reducible

  • re·duc·i·bil·i·ty, re·duc·i·ble·ness, noun
  • re·duc·i·bly, adverb
  • non·re·duc·i·bil·i·ty, noun
  • non·re·duc·i·ble, adjective
  • non·re·duc·i·bly, adverb
  • un·re·duc·i·ble, adjective
  • un·re·duc·i·bly, adverb

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