irreducible C2 Topic:Mathematics & Measurement US /ˌɪɹɪˈdjuːsɪbəl/ See IPA manual Freq #119697 Meanings 1 adj incapable of being made smaller or simpler An irreducible minimum. 2 adj Not able to be reduced or lessened. With each reduction in the number of railways, there must come, eventually, a decline in interest, if only through reduction in variety; and when it comes to one nationalised railway only we have reached the irreducible minimum. 3 adj Not able to be brought to a simpler or reduced form. 4 adj Unable to be factorized into polynomials of lower degree, as (x² + 1). Thesaurus ↔ Opposites reducible Word family Forms irreducibly Derived forms irreducibilityirreduciblenessirreduciblyirrep Common collocations irreducible minimum Adjective + noun Etymology From ir- + reducible. Topics Mathematics & Measurement External links Cambridge Dictionary Wiktionary Google Images # irreducible **Type:** Word **Level:** C2 **Part of speech:** adj **IPA (US):** /ˌɪɹɪˈdjuːsɪbəl/ **Frequency rank:** 119697 ## Meanings 1. incapable of being made smaller or simpler 2. Not able to be reduced or lessened. 3. Not able to be brought to a simpler or reduced form. 4. Unable to be factorized into polynomials of lower degree, as (x² + 1). ## Examples - An irreducible minimum. - With each reduction in the number of railways, there must come, eventually, a decline in interest, if only through reduction in variety; and when it comes to one nationalised railway only we have reached the irreducible minimum. ## Antonyms - reducible ## Derived Forms - irreducibility - irreducibleness - irreducibly - irrep ## Etymology From ir- + reducible. ## Topics - Mathematics & Measurement markdown