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irreducible |
2 definitions found From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]: 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. 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 From WordNet r 1.6 [wn]: irreducible adj : incapable of being made smaller or simpler; "an irreducible minimum"; "an irreducible formula" [ant: {reducible}]
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