INDIVISIBLY

Etymology

Adverb

indivisibly (comparative more indivisibly, superlative most indivisibly)

In an indivisible manner.

Source: Wiktionary


In`di*vis"i*bly, adv.

Definition: In an indivisible manner.

INDIVISIBLE

In`di*vis"i*ble, a. Etym: [L. indivisibilis: cf. F. indivisible. See In- not, and Divisible.]

1. Not divisible; incapable of being divided, separated, or broken; not separable into parts. "One indivisible point of time." Dryden.

2. (Math.)

Definition: Not capable of exact division, as one quantity by another; incommensurable.

In`di*vis"i*ble, n.

1. That which is indivisible. By atom, nobody will imagine we intend to express a perfect indivisible, but only the least sort of natural bodies. Digby.

2. (Geom.)

Definition: An infinitely small quantity which is assumed to admit of no further division. Method of indivisibles, a kind of calculus, formerly in use, in which lines were considered as made up of an infinite number of points; surfaces, as made up of an infinite number of lines; and volumes, as made up of an infinite number of surfaces.

Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition



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