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in·di·vis·i·ble       [in-duh-viz-uh-buhl] Pronunciation Key
–adjective
1.not divisible; not separable into parts; incapable of being divided: one nation indivisible.
–noun
2.something indivisible.

[Origin: 1350–1400; ME < LL indīvīsibilis. See in-3, divisible]

in·di·vis·i·bil·i·ty, in·di·vis·i·ble·ness, noun
in·di·vis·i·bly, adverb
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in·di·vis·i·ble       (ĭn'də-vĭz'ə-bəl)  Pronunciation Key 
adj.  
  1. Incapable of undergoing division.
  2. Mathematics Incapable of being divided without a remainder: The number 15 is indivisible by 7.

in'di·vis'i·ble·ness, in'di·vis'i·bil'i·ty n., in'di·vis'i·bly adv.
Online Etymology Dictionary - Cite This Source - Share This
indivisible 
c.1380, from L.L. indivisibilis, from in- "not" + divisibilis (see divide (v.)).

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indivisible

adjective
impossible of undergoing division; "an indivisible union of states"; "one nation indivisible" [ant: divisible

Merriam-Webster's Dictionary of Law - Cite This Source - Share This
Main Entry: in·di·vis·i·ble
Pronunciation: "in-d&-'vi-z&-b&l
Function: adjective
: consisting of one whole whose parts cannot be divided or treated individually indivisible obligation> —in·di·vis·i·bil·i·ty /-"vi-z&-'bi-l&-tE/ nounin·di·vis·i·bly adverb

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Indivisible

In`di*vis"i*ble\, a. [L. indivisibilis: cf. F. indivisible. See In- not, and Divisible.]

1. Not divisible; incapable of being divided, separated, or broken; not separable into parts. "One indivisible point of time." --Dryden.

2. (Math.) Not capable of exact division, as one quantity by another; incommensurable.

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Indivisible

In`di*vis"i*ble\, n. 1. That which is indivisible.

By atom, nobody will imagine we intend to express a perfect indivisible, but only the least sort of natural bodies. --Digby.

2. (Geom.) An infinitely small quantity which is assumed to admit of no further division.

Method of indivisibles, a kind of calculus, formerly in use, in which lines were considered as made up of an infinite number of points; surfaces, as made up of an infinite number of lines; and volumes, as made up of an infinite number of surfaces.

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