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Write as precisely and as lucidly and as richly as you can about what you find truly mysterious and irreducible about human experience, and not obscurely about what will prove to be received opinion or cliche once the reader figures out your stylistic conceit. There's all the difference in the world between mystery and mystification.
Paul Harding

Meaning of "irreducible" in the English dictionary

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PRONUNCIATION OF IRREDUCIBLE

irreducible  [ˌɪrɪˈdjuːsɪbəl] play
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GRAMMATICAL CATEGORY OF IRREDUCIBLE

noun
adjective
verb
adverb
pronoun
preposition
conjunction
determiner
exclamation
Irreducible is an adjective.
The adjective is the word that accompanies the noun to determine or qualify it.

WHAT DOES IRREDUCIBLE MEAN IN ENGLISH?

Irreducibility (mathematics)

In mathematics, the concept of irreducibility is used in several ways. ▪ In abstract algebra, irreducible can be an abbreviation for irreducible element of an integral domain; for example an irreducible polynomial. ▪ In representation theory, an irreducible representation is a nontrivial representation with no nontrivial proper subrepresentations. Similarly, an irreducible module is another name for a simple module. ▪ Absolutely irreducible is a term applied to mean irreducible, even after any finite extension of the field of coefficients. It applies in various situations, for example to irreducibility of a linear representation, or of an algebraic variety; where it means just the same as irreducible over an algebraic closure. ▪ In commutative algebra, a commutative ring R is irreducible if its prime spectrum, that is, the topological space Spec R, is an irreducible topological space. ▪ A matrix is irreducible if it is not similar via a permutation to a block upper triangular matrix.

Definition of irreducible in the English dictionary

The first definition of irreducible in the dictionary is not able to be reduced or lessened. Other definition of irreducible is not able to be brought to a simpler or reduced form. Irreducible is also unable to be factorized into polynomials of lower degree, as.

WORDS THAT RHYME WITH IRREDUCIBLE


coercible
kəʊˈɜːsɪbəl
conducible
kənˈdjuːsɪbəl
crucible
ˈkruːsɪbəl
deducible
dɪˈdjuːsɪbəl
dispersible
dɪsˈpɜːsɪbəl
eversible
ɪˈvɜːsɪbəl
flexible
ˈflɛksɪbəl
immersible
ɪˈmɜːsɪbəl
introversible
ˌɪntrəˈvɜːsɪbəl
miscibility
ˈmɪsɪbəl
nonreversible
ˌnɒnrɪˈvɜːsɪbəl
ostensible
ɒˈstɛnsɪbəl
possible
ˈpɒsɪbəl
producible
prəˈdjuːsɪbəl
protrusible
prəˈtruːsɪbəl
reproducible
ˌriːprəˈdjuːsɪbəl
sensible
ˈsɛnsɪbəl
traducible
trəˈdjuːsɪbəl
unforcible
ʌnˈfɔːsɪbəl
unreproducible
ˌʌnˌriːprəˈdjuːsɪbəl

WORDS THAT BEGIN LIKE IRREDUCIBLE

irrecusable
irrecusably
irredeemability
irredeemable
irredeemableness
irredeemably
irredenta
irredentism
irredentist
irreducibility
irreducibleness
irreducibly
irreductibility
irreduction
irreflection
irreflective
irreflexion
irreflexive
irreformability
irreformable

WORDS THAT END LIKE IRREDUCIBLE

accessible
adducible
cognoscible
concupiscible
convincible
docible
fencible
forcible
immiscible
incoercible
inducible
invincible
irascible
irreproducible
marcescible
miscible
putrescible
reducible
the Crucible
vincible
vitrescible

Synonyms and antonyms of irreducible in the English dictionary of synonyms

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Translation of «irreducible» into 25 languages

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TRANSLATION OF IRREDUCIBLE

Find out the translation of irreducible to 25 languages with our English multilingual translator.
The translations of irreducible from English to other languages presented in this section have been obtained through automatic statistical translation; where the essential translation unit is the word «irreducible» in English.

Translator English - Chinese

束缚
1,325 millions of speakers

Translator English - Spanish

irreductible
570 millions of speakers

English

irreducible
510 millions of speakers

Translator English - Hindi

अलघुकरणीय
380 millions of speakers
ar

Translator English - Arabic

غير القابل للاختزال
280 millions of speakers

Translator English - Russian

неприводимым
278 millions of speakers

Translator English - Portuguese

irredutível
270 millions of speakers

Translator English - Bengali

সরলীকরণযোগ্য
260 millions of speakers

Translator English - French

irréductible
220 millions of speakers

Translator English - Malay

Tidak dapat dibuktikan
190 millions of speakers

Translator English - German

nicht reduzierbar
180 millions of speakers

Translator English - Japanese

削減できない
130 millions of speakers

Translator English - Korean

기약
85 millions of speakers

Translator English - Javanese

Irreducible
85 millions of speakers
vi

Translator English - Vietnamese

tối giản
80 millions of speakers

Translator English - Tamil

சீரற்றவை
75 millions of speakers

Translator English - Marathi

अपरिवर्तनीय
75 millions of speakers

Translator English - Turkish

indirgenemez
70 millions of speakers

Translator English - Italian

irriducibile
65 millions of speakers

Translator English - Polish

nieredukowalną
50 millions of speakers

Translator English - Ukrainian

непріводімим
40 millions of speakers

Translator English - Romanian

ireductibil
30 millions of speakers
el

Translator English - Greek

αμείωτος
15 millions of speakers
af

Translator English - Afrikaans

onverminderbare
14 millions of speakers
sv

Translator English - Swedish

oreducerbart
10 millions of speakers
no

Translator English - Norwegian

irreducible
5 millions of speakers

Trends of use of irreducible

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TENDENCIES OF USE OF THE TERM «IRREDUCIBLE»

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Examples of use in the English literature, quotes and news about irreducible

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4 QUOTES WITH «IRREDUCIBLE»

Famous quotes and sentences with the word irreducible.
1
Brene Brown
A deep sense of love and belonging is an irreducible need of all people. We are biologically, cognitively, physically, and spiritually wired to love, to be loved, and to belong. When those needs are not met, we don't function as we were meant to. We break. We fall apart. We numb. We ache. We hurt others. We get sick.
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Stephen Jay Gould
All evolutionary biologists know that variation itself is nature's only irreducible essence... I had to place myself amidst the variation.
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Paul Harding
Write as precisely and as lucidly and as richly as you can about what you find truly mysterious and irreducible about human experience, and not obscurely about what will prove to be received opinion or cliche once the reader figures out your stylistic conceit. There's all the difference in the world between mystery and mystification.
4
Carroll O'Connor
One irreducible residual of 38 years in the business is the number of lasting, loving friendships I have made.

10 ENGLISH BOOKS RELATING TO «IRREDUCIBLE»

Discover the use of irreducible in the following bibliographical selection. Books relating to irreducible and brief extracts from same to provide context of its use in English literature.
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Irreducible Mind: Toward a Psychology for the 21st Century
The present volume demonstrates empirically that this reductive materialism is not only incomplete but false.
Edward F. Kelly, Adam Crabtree, Emily Williams Kelly, 2009
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The Irreducible Needs of Children: What Every Child Must ...
They lay out the seven irreducible needs of any child, in any society, and confront such thorny questions as: How much time do children need one-on-one with a parent? What is the effect of shifting caregivers, of custody arrangements?
T. Berry Brazelton, Stanley I. Greenspan, 2009
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General Irreducible Markov Chains and Non-Negative Operators
Presents the theory of general irreducible Markov chains and its connection to the Perron-Frobenius theory of nonnegative operators.
Esa Nummelin, 2004
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Human Judgment and Social Policy : Irreducible Uncertainty, ...
Research on social policy typically focuses on content. This book concentrates instead on the decision-making process itself.
Kenneth R. Hammond Professor Emeritus and Former Director of the Center for Research on Judgement and Policy University of Colorado at Boulder, 1996
5
Irreducible Polynomials in Z[x].
In other words the irreducible polynomial f( x) = k x + l ∈ Z [x] where k and l are fixed relatively prime integers, and x takes on the values 0, 1, 2... contains infinitely many primes.
Getnet Abebe Gidelew, 2008
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Strongly Irreducible Operators on Hilbert Space
This volume provides a comprehensive treatment of strongly irreducible operators acting on a complex separable infinite dimensional Hilbert space, and to expose and reflect the internal structure of operators by analyzing and studying ...
Chun Lan Jiang, Zong Yao Wang, 1998
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Social choice and irreducible values: a political economy ...
a political economy approach of ideology Fernando Garcia de Freitas, Marcos Fernandes Gonçalves da Silva. that Vlt(x) = i if / votes for candidate x, and Vit(x) = 0 if i does not vote for x. Now, we introduce the basic relation between voters' ...
Fernando Garcia de Freitas, Marcos Fernandes Gonçalves da Silva, 1998
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The Minimal Polynomials of Unipotent Elements in Irreducible ...
Introduction The minimal polynomials of the images of unipotent elements in irreducible rational representations of the classical algebraic groups over fields of odd characteristic are found. It is well known that for rational representations of ...
Irina D. Suprunenko, 2009
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Various Methods for Calculating Reducible and Irreducible ...
Group Representation Theory has many uses in Physics and Chemistry, representations of the symmetric group being the most widely used.
Jason Knight, 2009
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Symmetry through the Eyes of a Chemist
In this case each set of the small matrices will be an irreducible representation of the C2v point group. The set of A1, B1, C1, and E1 will be an irreducible representation, so will be the set of A2, B2, C2, and E2, and yet another irreducible ...
Magdolna Hargittai, István Hargittai, 2009

10 NEWS ITEMS WHICH INCLUDE THE TERM «IRREDUCIBLE»

Find out what the national and international press are talking about and how the term irreducible is used in the context of the following news items.
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Biophysicist Matt Baker Is an Intelligent Design Critic Who Doesn't …
A central tenet of this theory is the notion of 'irreducible complexity'. ... The former claim is a great description of irreducible complexity; the latter ... «Discovery Institute, Jul 15»
2
'Watchman' a truer novel than 'Mockingbird' | News & Observer …
But race, for him, is an irreducible reality. She is compelled to judge the father who has meant everything to her and yet has disappointed her ... «News & Observer, Jul 15»
3
Why Republicans Are Losing the Obamacare Battle | The National …
Some irreducible number of people will also credit Obamacare for their health coverage even if the law had nothing to do with it. (Some people ... «The National Interest Online, Jul 15»
4
Are cloud price hikes a harbinger of the future? | CIO
To say that cloud prices have reached an irreducible minimum and that CSPs will now, inevitably, turn toward raising prices, is not accurate. «CIO, Jul 15»
5
Suite Française intrigues its audience - The Georgia Straight
The story behind Suite Française is, in some irreducible ways, more interesting than the movie it became. You see, the novel that became a ... «Straight.com, Jul 15»
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Oshiomhole frowns at lopsidedness in rural-urban posting of teachers
The irreducible minimum responsibility of any government is to make the right investment in education. If we are doing that at the level of the ... «WorldStage, Jul 15»
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Helping Us to Launch ID Inquiry, Michael Behe Explains Irreducible
And tune in to this first episode as biochemist Michael Behe talks with Sarah Chaffee and explains the concept of irreducible complexity and ... «Discovery Institute, Jul 15»
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Labour's tragedy is that Jeremy Corbyn is much the best leadership …
Indeed she might have described it as an irreducible core belief that punishing the poor for being poor is vindictive and counterproductive. Now ... «The Independent, Jul 15»
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How to Strategize in the New Era of Health Care
... is the definition of a complex adaptive system, an irreducible complexity whose outputs are by nature unpredictable. This is health care today, ... «Hospitals & Health Networks, Jul 15»
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Thomas' dissent aligns with core American principle
What one would think is a stirring statement about our irreducible human quality occasioned outrage among the justice's critics. «Columbia Daily Tribune, Jul 15»

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