Associations to the word «Irreducible»

Wiktionary

IRREDUCIBLE, adjective. Not able to be reduced or lessened.
IRREDUCIBLE, adjective. Not able to be brought to a simpler or reduced form.
IRREDUCIBLE, adjective. (mathematics) (of a polynomial) Unable to be factorized into polynomials of lower degree, as (x^2 + 1).
IRREDUCIBLE, adjective. (mathematics) (of an integer) Unable to be factored into smaller integers; prime.
IRREDUCIBLE, adjective. (topology) (of a manifold) Not containing a sphere of codimension 1 that is not the boundary of a ball.
IRREDUCIBLE, adjective. (group theory) (of a representation) impossible to divide further into representations of lower dimension by means of any similarity transformation
IRREDUCIBLE, noun. (mathematics) Such a polynomial
IRREDUCIBLE COMPLEXITY, noun. The minimal amount of complexity a system may exhibit while still maintaining its primary function

Dictionary definition

IRREDUCIBLE, adjective. Incapable of being made smaller or simpler; "an irreducible minimum"; "an irreducible formula"; "an irreducible hernia".

Wise words

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