as in small
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not able to be made smaller or simpler
They thought the world was made up of four irreducible elements: earth, air, fire, and water. an irreducible fraction
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My Australian friend Estelle took issue with Hartnett’s irreducible Americana energy.
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Rachel Handler, Vulture, 2 Aug. 2024
The solution for these irreducible representations came to Raskin at a moment when his personal life was filled with chaos.
—Erica Klarreich, Quanta Magazine, 19 July 2024
But pro-Palestinian activists now often view the rejection of Zionism as an irreducible part of the cause — and are aware of how accusations of antisemitism have been wielded in the past to the detriment of that cause.
—Charles Homans Gabra Zackman Anna Diamond Quinton Kamara, New York Times, 29 May 2024
These smaller polynomials, known as irreducible polynomials, are the prime numbers of the polynomial world.
—Kevin Hartnett, Quanta Magazine, 6 May 2024
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Rachel Handler, Vulture, 2 Aug. 2024
The solution for these irreducible representations came to Raskin at a moment when his personal life was filled with chaos.
—Erica Klarreich, Quanta Magazine, 19 July 2024
But pro-Palestinian activists now often view the rejection of Zionism as an irreducible part of the cause — and are aware of how accusations of antisemitism have been wielded in the past to the detriment of that cause.
—Charles Homans Gabra Zackman Anna Diamond Quinton Kamara, New York Times, 29 May 2024
These smaller polynomials, known as irreducible polynomials, are the prime numbers of the polynomial world.
—Kevin Hartnett, Quanta Magazine, 6 May 2024
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“Irreducible.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/irreducible. Accessed 30 Jan. 2025.
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