"irreducible" meaning in English

See irreducible in All languages combined, or Wiktionary

Adjective

IPA: /ˌɪɹɪˈdjuːsɪbəl/ Forms: more irreducible [comparative], most irreducible [superlative]
Etymology: 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 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.
    Sense id: en-irreducible-en-adj-bA5xSONO Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header, English terms prefixed with in- Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 7 15 7 14 7 7 18 8 13 4 Disambiguation of English terms prefixed with in-: 8 14 7 12 8 9 14 9 12 8
  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
    Sense id: en-irreducible-en-adj-OYDdsAvm Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header, English terms prefixed with in- Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 7 15 7 14 7 7 18 8 13 4 Disambiguation of English terms prefixed with in-: 8 14 7 12 8 9 14 9 12 8 Topics: mathematics, number-theory, sciences
  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 5 17 7 39 5 7 5 10
  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 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- Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 7 15 7 14 7 7 18 8 13 4 Disambiguation of English terms prefixed with in-: 8 14 7 12 8 9 14 9 12 8 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 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 Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header, English terms prefixed with in- Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 7 15 7 14 7 7 18 8 13 4 Disambiguation of English terms prefixed with in-: 8 14 7 12 8 9 14 9 12 8 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: 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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      "form": "more irreducible",
      "tags": [
        "comparative"
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    },
    {
      "form": "most irreducible",
      "tags": [
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  "pos": "adj",
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    {
      "antonyms": [
        {
          "word": "unincreasable"
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        {
          "ref": "1948 January and February, Cecil J. Allen, “British Locomotive Practice and Performance”, in Railway Magazine, page 48",
          "text": "With each reduction in the number of railways, there must come, eventually, a decline in interest, if only through reduction in variety; and when it comes to one nationalised railway only we have reached the irreducible minimum.",
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        }
      ],
      "glosses": [
        "Not able to be reduced or lessened."
      ],
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          "reduce",
          "reduce"
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        [
          "lessen",
          "lessen"
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    },
    {
      "glosses": [
        "Not able to be brought to a simpler or reduced form."
      ],
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        [
          "simpler",
          "simpler"
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      ]
    },
    {
      "categories": [
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      "glosses": [
        "Unable to be factorized into polynomials of lower degree, as (x² + 1)."
      ],
      "links": [
        [
          "mathematics",
          "mathematics"
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        [
          "polynomial",
          "polynomial"
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          "factorized"
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        "(mathematics, of a polynomial) Unable to be factorized into polynomials of lower degree, as (x² + 1)."
      ],
      "raw_tags": [
        "of a polynomial"
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      "topics": [
        "mathematics",
        "sciences"
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      "glosses": [
        "Whose numerator and denominator share no common factor greater than 1."
      ],
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          "number theory",
          "number theory"
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          "numerator",
          "numerator"
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        "(number theory, of a fraction) Whose numerator and denominator share no common factor greater than 1."
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      "raw_tags": [
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      "topics": [
        "mathematics",
        "number-theory",
        "sciences"
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        "Unable to be factored into smaller integers; prime."
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          "number theory"
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          "factor"
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        "mathematics",
        "number-theory",
        "sciences"
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        "Whose only divisors are units and associates."
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        [
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          "algebra"
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        [
          "element",
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          "ring",
          "ring"
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        "(algebra, of an element of a ring) Whose only divisors are units and associates."
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        "algebra",
        "mathematics",
        "sciences"
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      "glosses": [
        "Inexpressible as the union of two proper algebraic subvarieties."
      ],
      "links": [
        [
          "algebraic geometry",
          "algebraic geometry"
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        [
          "algebraic variety",
          "algebraic variety"
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          "inexpressible"
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          "union"
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          "proper"
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        "of an algebraic variety"
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        "algebraic-geometry",
        "geometry",
        "mathematics",
        "sciences"
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    {
      "categories": [
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      "glosses": [
        "Not containing a sphere of codimension 1 that is not the boundary of a ball."
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          "topology",
          "topology"
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          "manifold"
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          "boundary"
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        "mathematics",
        "sciences",
        "topology"
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      "glosses": [
        "Impossible to divide further into representations of lower dimension by means of any similarity transformation."
      ],
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        [
          "group theory",
          "group theory"
        ],
        [
          "representation",
          "representation"
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        "(group theory, of a representation) Impossible to divide further into representations of lower dimension by means of any similarity transformation."
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        "of a representation"
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        "mathematics",
        "sciences"
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      "ipa": "/ˌɪɹɪˈdjuːsɪbəl/"
    }
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      "code": "bg",
      "lang": "Bulgarian",
      "roman": "nepodležašt na namalenie",
      "sense": "not able to be reduced or lessened",
      "word": "неподлежащ на намаление"
    },
    {
      "code": "ca",
      "lang": "Catalan",
      "sense": "not able to be reduced or lessened",
      "word": "irreductible"
    },
    {
      "code": "nl",
      "lang": "Dutch",
      "sense": "not able to be reduced or lessened",
      "word": "onherleidbaar"
    },
    {
      "code": "fi",
      "lang": "Finnish",
      "sense": "not able to be reduced or lessened",
      "word": "vähenemätön"
    },
    {
      "code": "fr",
      "lang": "French",
      "sense": "not able to be reduced or lessened",
      "word": "irréductible"
    },
    {
      "code": "ga",
      "lang": "Irish",
      "sense": "not able to be reduced or lessened",
      "word": "dochloíte"
    },
    {
      "code": "ga",
      "lang": "Irish",
      "sense": "not able to be reduced or lessened",
      "word": "dosháraithe"
    },
    {
      "code": "ja",
      "lang": "Japanese",
      "roman": "herasenai",
      "sense": "not able to be reduced or lessened",
      "word": "減らせない"
    },
    {
      "code": "mk",
      "lang": "Macedonian",
      "roman": "nesvedliv",
      "sense": "not able to be reduced or lessened",
      "word": "несведлив"
    },
    {
      "code": "pl",
      "lang": "Polish",
      "sense": "not able to be reduced or lessened",
      "word": "nieredukowalny"
    },
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      "code": "bg",
      "lang": "Bulgarian",
      "roman": "nesǎkratim",
      "sense": "(mathematics, of an integer) unable to be factored into smaller integers",
      "word": "несъкратим"
    },
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      "code": "nl",
      "lang": "Dutch",
      "sense": "(mathematics, of an integer) unable to be factored into smaller integers",
      "word": "onherleidbaar"
    },
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      "code": "eo",
      "lang": "Esperanto",
      "sense": "(mathematics, of an integer) unable to be factored into smaller integers",
      "word": "nereduktebla"
    },
    {
      "code": "fi",
      "lang": "Finnish",
      "sense": "(mathematics, of an integer) unable to be factored into smaller integers",
      "word": "jaoton"
    },
    {
      "code": "fr",
      "lang": "French",
      "sense": "(mathematics, of an integer) unable to be factored into smaller integers",
      "word": "irréductible"
    },
    {
      "code": "ja",
      "lang": "Japanese",
      "roman": "kiyaku no",
      "sense": "(mathematics, of an integer) unable to be factored into smaller integers",
      "word": "既約の"
    },
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      "code": "mk",
      "lang": "Macedonian",
      "roman": "neskratliv",
      "sense": "(mathematics, of an integer) unable to be factored into smaller integers",
      "word": "нескратлив"
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      "lang": "Polish",
      "sense": "(mathematics, of an integer) unable to be factored into smaller integers",
      "word": "nieredukowalny"
    },
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      "code": "es",
      "lang": "Spanish",
      "sense": "(mathematics, of an integer) unable to be factored into smaller integers",
      "word": "irreducible"
    }
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}

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