Irreducible

3 definitions found

From The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48 [gcide]:

  Irreducible \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.
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     2. (Math.) Incapable of being reduced to a simpler form of
        expression; as, an irreducible formula.
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     {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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From WordNet (r) 2.0 [wn]:

  irreducible
       adj : incapable of being made smaller or simpler; "an irreducible
             minimum"; "an irreducible formula"; "an irreducible
             hernia" [ant: {reducible}]

From Moby Thesaurus II by Grady Ward, 1.0 [moby-thes]:

  90 Moby Thesaurus words for "irreducible":
     a certain, an, any, any one, atomic, austere, bare, basic,
     called for, chaste, deep-seated, either, elementary, esoteric,
     essential, exclusive, fundamental, homely, homespun, homogeneous,
     immanent, implanted, implicit, inalienable, indicated,
     indispensable, individual, indivisible, indwelling, inextricable,
     infixed, ingrained, inherent, inner, integral, internal, intrinsic,
     inward, inwrought, irreductible, irreplaceable, lone, mere,
     monadic, monistic, monolithic, necessary, needed, needful,
     of a piece, one, plain, prerequisite, primal, primary, private,
     pure, pure and simple, required, requisite, resident, secret,
     severe, simon-pure, simple, single, singular, sole, solid,
     solitary, spare, stark, subjective, unadorned, unalienable,
     unanalyzable, unchallengeable, uncluttered, undifferenced,
     undifferentiated, undivided, unforgoable, uniform, unique, unitary,
     unquestionable, unsolvable, vital, wanted, whole