Meaning of IRREDUCIBLE
| Pronunciation: | | `iri'doosubul
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| | Definition: | | [adj] incapable of being made smaller or simpler; "an irreducible minimum"; "an irreducible formula"; "an irreducible hernia" |
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| | Antonyms: | | reducible | | |
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| Webster's 1913 Dictionary |
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| | Definition: | | \Ir`re*du"ci*ble\, a.
1. Incapable of being reduced, or brought into a different
state; incapable of restoration to its proper or normal
condition; as, an irreducible hernia.
2. (Math.) Incapable of being reduced to a simpler form of
expression; as, an irreducible formula.
{Irreducible case} (Alg.), a particular case in the solution
of a cubic equation, in which the formula commonly
employed contains an imaginary quantity, and therefore
fails in its application. -- {Ir`re*du"ci*ble*ness}, n. --
-- {Ir`re*du"ci*bly}, adv.
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