IRREDUCIBLY

Etymology

Adverb

irreducibly (comparative more irreducibly, superlative most irreducibly)

In an irreducible manner, or state.

Source: Wiktionary


IRREDUCIBLE

Ir`re*du"ci*ble, a.

1. Incapable of being reduced, or brought into a different state; incapable of restoration to its proper or normal condition; as, an irreducible hernia.

2. (Math.)

Definition: Incapable of being reduced to a simpler form of expression; as, an irreducible formula. Irreducible case (Alg.), a particular case in the solution of a cubic equation, in which the formula commonly employed contains an imaginary quantity, and therefore fails in its application.

– Ir`re*du"ci*ble*ness, n.

– -- Ir`re*du"ci*bly, adv.

Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition



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