Dictionary
Thesaurus
Encyclopedia
Translator
Web
Related Searches
Nearby Words

irreducible

 - 4 dictionary results

ir⋅re⋅duc⋅i⋅ble

  [ir-i-doo-suh-buhl, -dyoo-]
Use irreducible in a Sentence
–adjective
1. not reducible; incapable of being reduced or of being diminished or simplified further: the irreducible minimum.
2. incapable of being brought into a different condition or form.
3. Mathematics.
a. of or pertaining to a polynomial that cannot be factored.
b. of or pertaining to a group that cannot be written as the direct product of two of its subgroups.
Origin:
1625–35; ir- 2 + reducible

Related forms:
ir⋅re⋅duc⋅i⋅bil⋅i⋅ty, ir⋅re⋅duc⋅i⋅ble⋅ness, noun
ir⋅re⋅duc⋅i⋅bly, adverb
Dictionary.com Unabridged
Based on the Random House Dictionary, © Random House, Inc. 2009.
Cite This Source Link To irreducible
ir·re·duc·i·ble   (ĭr'ĭ-dōō'sə-bəl, -dyōō'-)   
adj.  Impossible to reduce to a desired, simpler, or smaller form or amount: irreducible burdens.
ir're·duc'i·bil'i·ty, ir're·duc'i·ble·ness n., ir're·duc'i·bly adv.
The American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, Fourth Edition
Copyright © 2009 by Houghton Mifflin Company.
Published by Houghton Mifflin Company. All rights reserved.
Cite This Source
Medical Dictionary

Main Entry: ir·re·duc·ible
Pronunciation: "ir-i-'d(y)ü-s&-b&l
Function: adjective
: impossible to bring into a desired ornormal state irreducible hernia> —ir·re·duc·ibil·i·ty /-"d(y)ü-s&-'bil-&t-E/ noun plural -ties
Merriam-Webster's Medical Dictionary, © 2002 Merriam-Webster, Inc.
Cite This Source
Medical Dictionary

irreducible ir·re·duc·i·ble (ĭr'ĭ-d&oomacr;'sə-bəl, -dy&oomacr;'-)
adj.

  1. Impossible to reduce to a desired, simpler, or smaller form or amount.

  2. Incapable of being made chemically simpler, or of being replaced, hydrogenated, or reduced in positive charge.

ir're·duc'i·bil'i·ty or ir're·duc'i·ble·ness n.
ir're·duc'i·bly adv.

The American Heritage® Stedman's Medical Dictionary
Copyright © 2002, 2001, 1995 by Houghton Mifflin Company. Published by Houghton Mifflin Company.
Cite This Source
Search another word or see irreducible on Thesaurus | Reference
FacebookTwitterFollow us:
Partner Sites:
Ask AnswersEviteExpediaHotelsHotwireLife123LiveDailyMy Way