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nonreducible

nonreducible

1 8.5
Not able to be made simpler or broken into smaller parts
  • adjective
  • /ˌnɒn.rɪˈdjuː.sə.bəl/
: no reducible
  • The mathematician explained that the fraction was nonreducible and could not be simplified further.

Examples

  • The problem is nonreducible, so we must approach it differently.

  • Some chemical compounds are nonreducible under normal laboratory conditions.

  • This concept is nonreducible!

  • The data is nonreducible.

  • The mathematician explained that the fraction was nonreducible and could not be simplified further.

  • Some chemical compounds are nonreducible under normal laboratory conditions.

  • The problem is nonreducible, so we must approach it differently.

Synonyms

irreducible
vsnonreducible
5 7.7

Impossible to make smaller or simpler

is the same meaning expressed with alternate wording
unanalyzable
vsnonreducible
1 8.9

Too complex to study or break into smaller parts

means it cannot be reduced or broken into smaller parts generally
infrangible
vsnonreducible
1 9.9

Very hard to break into parts

means it cannot be simplified or reduced not only by physical breaking
nondegenerate
vsnonreducible
  • Specialized
1 8.9

A case or shape that keeps its important parts and is not too simple

focuses on inability to be made simpler rather than preserved properties
undividable
vsnonreducible
  • Specialized
1 7.4

Cannot be split into parts

refers to not being able to be made simpler, not just equal division
undecomposable
vsnonreducible
  • Specialized
9.9

Does not divide into simpler parts

states general inability to be made simpler or broken down
irresolvable
vsnonreducible
  • Specialized
8.7

Impossible to see as separate parts, for example in a photo

means it cannot be reduced into simpler parts in any sense not only observation

Antonyms

4 5.7

Can be made smaller or simpler

How Reducible

reducible
4 5.7
nonreducible
1 8.5

Surface Forms

nonreducible positive

Morphology

nonreducible = reducible (transparent) = non + reduce + ible

A straightforward negation of 'reducible' by the productive prefix 'non-'.

Etymology

Nonreducible comes from non- ('not') and reduce, the same root you see in reduction when you simplify things in math; think of making a fraction smaller. That is why a nonreducible fraction or problem is one you cannot simplify further.