indivisible

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Pronunciation

• IPA: /ˌɪndɪˈvɪzɪbəl/

Adjective

indivisible (not comparable)

1. Incapable of being divided; atomic.

   • one indivisible point of time

2. (arithmetic) Incapable of being divided by a specific integer without leaving a remainder.

Synonyms

• unsplittable

Antonyms

• (incapable of being divided; arithmetic) divisible
• (incapable of being combined) incombinable, uncombinable, unmergeable, ununifiable

Related terms

• indivision
• indivisibility
• indivisibleness
• indivisibly
• individual

Translations

• German: unteilbar
• Portuguese: indivisível
• Russian: недели́мый
• Spanish: indivisible

Translations

• German: unteilbar
• Russian: недели́мый

Noun

indivisible (plural indivisibles)

1. That which cannot be divided or split.

   • The composition of Bodies, whether it be of Divisibles or Indivisibles, is a question which must be rank'd with the Indissolvibles […]

   • By atom, nobody will imagine we intend to express a perfect indivisible, but only the least sort of natural bodies.

2. (geometry) An infinitely small quantity which is assumed to admit of no further division.

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