单词	irreducible
释义	irreducible adjective ir·​re·​duc·​ible ˌir-i-ˈdü-sə-bəl  -ˈdyü- 1 : impossible to transform into or restore to a desired or simpler condition an irreducible matrix specifically : incapable of being factored into polynomials of lower degree with coefficients in some given field (such as the rational numbers) or integral domain (such as the integers) an irreducible equation 2 : impossible to make less or smaller an irreducible minimum irreducibility ˌir-i-ˌdü-sə-ˈbi-lə-tē  -ˌdyü- noun irreducibly ˌir-i-ˈdü-sə-blē  -ˈdyü- adverb Example Sentences They thought the world was made up of four irreducible elements: earth, air, fire, and water. Recent Examples on the Web All of Aviv’s subjects, herself included, live at the mercy of social and medical constructions, and yet strive to shape and reshape their irreducible, protean selves. Jordan Kisner, The Atlantic, 13 Sep. 2022 Two identities on the run, each one fighting with his own ghost, who discover in their duel an irreducible common ground that unites them. Leo Barraclough, Variety, 1 Aug. 2022 Odenkirk’s belief that truly great jokes carry some irreducible amount of anger — and that this anger’s noblest function is to torpedo pieties and hypocrisies — helps explain his lifelong commitment to sketch comedy. New York Times, 9 Feb. 2022 But there’s one irreducible truth to every human endeavor: risk is risky. Scott Carney, Outside Online, 22 Apr. 2020 First, the United States and China must have a clear, granular understanding of each other’s irreducible strategic redlines in order to help prevent conflict through miscalculation. Kevin Rudd, Time, 4 Apr. 2022 Corwin added scope with montages of worldwide impact and nature inserts, not so much to underscore the story’s climate change metaphor, but to represent irreducible truth in a scenario steeped in the misinformation of our age. Bob Strauss, Los Angeles Times, 25 Jan. 2022 The result is too vast and irreducible to fully appreciate in a single reading. Sam Sacks, WSJ, 17 Dec. 2021 Like his conception of irreducible manliness, though, the argument hasn't gone away. Samuel Goldman, The Week, 3 Nov. 2021 See More Word History First Known Use 1633, in the meaning defined at sense 1 Medical Definition irreducible adjective ir·​re·​duc·​ible ˌir-i-ˈd(y)ü-sə-bəl  : impossible to bring into a desired or normal state an irreducible hernia irreducible adjective as in small formal 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 Synonyms & Similar Words Relevance small smaller smallest lesser minor fewer minimal lowest minimum modest low infinitesimal fewest slight littlest micro slightest tiniest subminimal minutest ultramicro Antonyms & Near Antonyms highest greatest maximum most largest full utmost biggest top topmost hugest See More
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