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nonreducible

nonreducible

8.5
Not able to be made simpler or broken into smaller parts
  • adjective
  • /ˌnɒn.rɪˈdjuː.sə.bəl/
translation icon : 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
undecomposable
vsnonreducible
  • Specialized
9.9

Does not divide into simpler parts

states general inability to be made simpler or broken down
infrangible
vsnonreducible
9.9

Very hard to break into parts

means it cannot be simplified or reduced not only by physical breaking
nondegenerate
vsnonreducible
  • Specialized
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
7.4

Cannot be split into parts

refers to not being able to be made simpler, not just equal division
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
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.