irreducible
not reducible; incapable of being reduced or of being diminished or simplified further: the irreducible minimum.
incapable of being brought into a different condition or form.
Mathematics.
of or relating to a polynomial that cannot be factored.
of or relating to a group that cannot be written as the direct product of two of its subgroups.
Origin of irreducible
1Other words from irreducible
- ir·re·duc·i·bil·i·ty, ir·re·duc·i·ble·ness, noun
- ir·re·duc·i·bly, adverb
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How to use irreducible in a sentence
Tobacco Road is crass and deranged and irreducibly American.
American Dreams: ‘Tobacco Road’ by Erskine Caldwell | Nathaniel Rich | April 30, 2012 | THE DAILY BEASTIs there ultimately no difference, or do images remain as irreducibly and exclusively psychological?
The Analysis of Mind | Bertrand RussellCharity and mortal sin are two things irreducibly opposed, uncompromisingly antagonistic, eternally inimical.
Explanation of Catholic Morals | John H. Stapleton
British Dictionary definitions for irreducible
/ (ˌɪrɪˈdjuːsɪbəl) /
not able to be reduced or lessened
not able to be brought to a simpler or reduced form
maths
(of a polynomial) unable to be factorized into polynomials of lower degree, as (x ² + 1)
(of a radical) incapable of being reduced to a rational expression, as √(x + 1)
Derived forms of irreducible
- irreducibility or irreducibleness, noun
- irreducibly, adverb
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