adj
Meaning 1
Capable of being reduced.
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adj
Capable of being reduced.
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adj
Able to be factored into polynomials of lower degree, as x2-1.
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Topics: mathematics, sciences
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adj
Able to be factored into smaller integers; composite.
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adj
Containing a sphere of codimension 1 that is not the boundary of a ball.
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adjective
capable of being reduced- Edmund Wilson
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Antonyms: irreducible
History
Etymology tree English reduce Proto-Indo-European *-tḗr Proto-Indo-European *-dhlom Proto-Indo-European *-dhlis Proto-Italic *-ðlis Latin -bilis Latin -ibilis Old French -ibleder. Middle English -ible English -ible English reducible From reduce + -ible.
Across languages
21 source translations are retained for this English entry.