irreducible

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ir·re·duc·i·ble

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(ĭr'ĭ-dū'sə-bəl, -dyū'-) pronunciation
adj.
Impossible to reduce to a desired, simpler, or smaller form or amount: irreducible burdens.

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


meaning 'that cannot be reduced', is spelt -ible, not -able. See -able, -ible.

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Not susceptible to reduction, as a fracture, hernia or chemical substance.

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Irreducible

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Dansk (Danish)
adj. - som ikke kan reduceres yderligere, irreduktibel

Nederlands (Dutch)
niet herleidbaar, onveranderbaar

Français (French)
adj. - irréductible

Deutsch (German)
adj. - nicht reduzierbar

Ελληνική (Greek)
adj. - αμείωτος, ανεπίδεκτος μείωσης ή απλοποίησης

Italiano (Italian)
irriducibile

Português (Portuguese)
adj. - irredutível

Русский (Russian)
не поддающийся упрощению, улучшению, минимальный, непреодолимый

Español (Spanish)
adj. - irreducible

Svenska (Swedish)
adj. - oreducerbar (äv. matem.), omöjligt att förenkla (matem.), absolut

中文(简体)(Chinese (Simplified))
不能复归的, 不可约分的, 不能削减的

中文(繁體)(Chinese (Traditional))
adj. - 不能複歸的, 不可約分的, 不能削減的

한국어 (Korean)
adj. - 뜻하는 대로 될 수 없는, 약분할 수 없는, 정복불능의

日本語 (Japanese)
adj. - 単純化できない, 減じられない, 削減できない

العربيه (Arabic)
‏(صفه) متعذر إنقاصه أو اختصاره‏

עברית (Hebrew)
adj. - ‮שאין להקטינו, שאי-אפשר להביאו למצב הרצוי, שאין לפשטו‬


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