indivisibility

C2 Topic:Abstract Ideas

US /ˌɪndəˌvɪzəˈbɪləti/ UK /ˌɪndɪˌvɪzəˈbɪlɪti/ See IPA manual

Freq #1418940

Meanings

1

noun
the state or property of being incapable of division

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

divisibility

Word family

Related forms indivisible division

Etymology

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

Topics

Abstract Ideas Word Formation & Derivatives

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