irreducible

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ir·re·duc·i·ble / ˌiriˈd(y)oōsəbəl/ • adj. not able to be reduced or simplified. ∎  not able to be brought to a certain form or condition: the imagery remains irreducible to textual structures.DERIVATIVES: ir·re·duc·i·bil·i·ty / -ˌd(y)oōsəˈbilitē/ n.ir·re·duc·i·bly / -blē/ adv.

irreducible

views updated May 17 2018

irreducible (i-ri-dew-sibŭl) adj. unable to be replaced in a normal position: applied particularly to a type of hernia.

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