"irreducible" meaning in English

See irreducible in All languages combined, or Wiktionary

Adjective

IPA: /ˌɪɹɪˈdjuːsɪbəl/ Forms: more irreducible [comparative], most irreducible [superlative]
Etymology: From ir- + reducible. Etymology templates: {{prefix|en|in|reducible|alt1=ir}} ir- + reducible Head templates: {{en-adj}} irreducible (comparative more irreducible, superlative most irreducible)
  1. Not able to be reduced or lessened. Translations (not able to be reduced or lessened): неподлежащ на намаление (nepodležašt na namalenie) (Bulgarian), irreductible (Catalan), onherleidbaar (Dutch), vähenemätön (Finnish), irréductible (French), dochloíte (Irish), dosháraithe (Irish), 減らせない (herasenai) (Japanese), несведлив (nesvedliv) (Macedonian), nieredukowalny (Polish)
    Sense id: en-irreducible-en-adj-kzZ3yGpR Categories (other): Terms with Catalan translations, Terms with Esperanto translations, Terms with Irish translations Disambiguation of Terms with Catalan translations: 10 17 6 18 6 8 15 11 5 4 Disambiguation of Terms with Esperanto translations: 10 19 6 19 6 7 16 10 4 3 Disambiguation of Terms with Irish translations: 10 17 6 18 6 8 15 11 5 4 Disambiguation of 'not able to be reduced or lessened': 67 20 2 1 2 1 1 7 1
  2. Not able to be brought to a simpler or reduced form.
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  3. (mathematics, of a polynomial) Unable to be factorized into polynomials of lower degree, as (x² + 1). Categories (topical): Mathematics
    Sense id: en-irreducible-en-adj-We2oLTvZ Topics: mathematics, sciences
  4. (number theory, of a fraction) Whose numerator and denominator share no common factor greater than 1. Categories (topical): Number theory
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  5. (number theory, of an integer) Unable to be factored into smaller integers; prime. Categories (topical): Number theory Translations ((mathematics, of an integer) unable to be factored into smaller integers): несъкратим (nesǎkratim) (Bulgarian), onherleidbaar (Dutch), nereduktebla (Esperanto), jaoton (Finnish), irréductible (French), 既約の (kiyaku no) (Japanese), нескратлив (neskratliv) (Macedonian), nieredukowalny (Polish), irreducible (Spanish)
    Sense id: en-irreducible-en-adj-UTdcjSo0 Topics: mathematics, number-theory, sciences Disambiguation of '(mathematics, of an integer) unable to be factored into smaller integers': 4 6 18 7 40 5 7 5 8
  6. (algebra, of an element of a ring) Whose only divisors are units and associates. Categories (topical): Algebra
    Sense id: en-irreducible-en-adj-tfhnLEeG Categories (other): Pages with 2 entries Disambiguation of Pages with 2 entries: 8 19 7 15 7 11 19 7 4 2 Topics: algebra, mathematics, sciences
  7. (algebraic geometry, of an algebraic variety) Inexpressible as the union of two proper algebraic subvarieties. Categories (topical): Algebraic geometry
    Sense id: en-irreducible-en-adj-BFG0Simn Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header, English terms prefixed with in-, Pages with 2 entries, Pages with entries, Terms with Bulgarian translations, Terms with Catalan translations, Terms with Dutch translations, Terms with Esperanto translations, Terms with French translations, Terms with Irish translations, Terms with Macedonian translations, Terms with Polish translations, Terms with Spanish translations Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 8 17 7 15 8 8 20 9 5 4 Disambiguation of English terms prefixed with in-: 9 16 7 14 8 9 11 10 8 8 Disambiguation of Pages with 2 entries: 8 19 7 15 7 11 19 7 4 2 Disambiguation of Pages with entries: 8 19 7 16 7 7 21 7 4 1 Disambiguation of Terms with Bulgarian translations: 10 17 6 18 6 8 15 11 5 4 Disambiguation of Terms with Catalan translations: 10 17 6 18 6 8 15 11 5 4 Disambiguation of Terms with Dutch translations: 9 18 6 19 7 8 16 8 5 4 Disambiguation of Terms with Esperanto translations: 10 19 6 19 6 7 16 10 4 3 Disambiguation of Terms with French translations: 10 18 6 22 6 8 15 8 4 3 Disambiguation of Terms with Irish translations: 10 17 6 18 6 8 15 11 5 4 Disambiguation of Terms with Macedonian translations: 9 17 6 19 6 8 16 10 5 4 Disambiguation of Terms with Polish translations: 9 17 6 17 7 8 15 10 6 4 Disambiguation of Terms with Spanish translations: 8 19 6 22 7 7 18 7 5 3 Topics: algebraic-geometry, geometry, mathematics, sciences
  8. (topology, of a manifold) Not containing a sphere of codimension 1 that is not the boundary of a ball. Categories (topical): Topology
    Sense id: en-irreducible-en-adj-y6pUeHFq Categories (other): English terms prefixed with in-, Terms with Bulgarian translations, Terms with Catalan translations, Terms with Esperanto translations, Terms with Irish translations, Terms with Polish translations Disambiguation of English terms prefixed with in-: 9 16 7 14 8 9 11 10 8 8 Disambiguation of Terms with Bulgarian translations: 10 17 6 18 6 8 15 11 5 4 Disambiguation of Terms with Catalan translations: 10 17 6 18 6 8 15 11 5 4 Disambiguation of Terms with Esperanto translations: 10 19 6 19 6 7 16 10 4 3 Disambiguation of Terms with Irish translations: 10 17 6 18 6 8 15 11 5 4 Disambiguation of Terms with Polish translations: 9 17 6 17 7 8 15 10 6 4 Topics: mathematics, sciences, topology
  9. (group theory, of a representation) Impossible to divide further into representations of lower dimension by means of any similarity transformation. Categories (topical): Group theory
    Sense id: en-irreducible-en-adj-zoJRjyfT Topics: group-theory, mathematics, sciences
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Derived forms: irreducibility, irreducible complexity, irreducibleness, irreducibly, irrep

Noun

IPA: /ˌɪɹɪˈdjuːsɪbəl/ Forms: irreducibles [plural]
Etymology: From ir- + reducible. Etymology templates: {{prefix|en|in|reducible|alt1=ir}} ir- + reducible Head templates: {{en-noun}} irreducible (plural irreducibles)
  1. (mathematics) Such a polynomial Categories (topical): Mathematics
    Sense id: en-irreducible-en-noun-U3mM7NEt Topics: mathematics, sciences

Inflected forms

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    {
      "categories": [
        "en:Mathematics"
      ],
      "glosses": [
        "Such a polynomial"
      ],
      "links": [
        [
          "mathematics",
          "mathematics"
        ]
      ],
      "raw_glosses": [
        "(mathematics) Such a polynomial"
      ],
      "topics": [
        "mathematics",
        "sciences"
      ]
    }
  ],
  "sounds": [
    {
      "ipa": "/ˌɪɹɪˈdjuːsɪbəl/"
    }
  ],
  "word": "irreducible"
}

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