indivisible
/ˌɪndɪˈvɪzɪbəl/ adjective, noun
Forms indivisibles
- adjective Incapable of being divided; atomic.
- adjective (arithmetic) Incapable of being divided by a specific integer without leaving a remainder.
- noun That which cannot be divided or split.
- noun (geometry) An infinitely small quantity which is assumed to admit of no further division.
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Etymology
From Middle French indivisible, from Late Latin indivisibilis. Equivalent to in- + divisible.
Webster’s 1913
- adjective Not divisible; incapable of being divided, separated, or broken; not separable into parts. "One indivisible point of time." Dryden.
- adjective Not capable of exact division, as one quantity by another; incommensurable.
- noun That which is indivisible.
- noun 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.
Etymology [L. indivisibilis: cf. F. indivisible. See In- not, and Divisible.]
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