nonreducible
- adjective
- /ˌnɒn.rɪˈdjuː.sə.bəl/
- The mathematician explained that the fraction was nonreducible and could not be simplified further.
Examples
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The problem is nonreducible, so we must approach it differently.
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Some chemical compounds are nonreducible under normal laboratory conditions.
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This concept is nonreducible!
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The data is nonreducible.
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The mathematician explained that the fraction was nonreducible and could not be simplified further.
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Some chemical compounds are nonreducible under normal laboratory conditions.
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The problem is nonreducible, so we must approach it differently.
Synonyms
Impossible to make smaller or simpler
Too complex to study or break into smaller parts
Does not divide into simpler parts
Very hard to break into parts
A case or shape that keeps its important parts and is not too simple
Cannot be split into parts
Impossible to see as separate parts, for example in a photo
Antonyms
How Reducible
Surface Forms
Morphology
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.