US /ˌɪndəˌvɪzəˈbɪləti/ UK /ˌɪndɪˌvɪzəˈbɪlɪti/
noun Freq #1418940

Meanings

  1. 1
    noun

    the state or property of being incapable of division

    The argument depends on the supposed indivisibility of the smallest spatial point.

  2. 2
    noun

    an indivisible factor, unit, or object

    The model treats each particle as an indivisibility rather than a composite body.

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Synonyms
1 noun · the state or property of... unityindivisibleness
2 noun · an indivisible factor,... indivisible unit
Opposites
Word family
Related forms indivisibledivision

Etymology

From Middle French indivisibilite and Ecclesiastical Latin indivisibilitas, built from Latin indivisibilis, 'not divisible.'

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