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Webster 1913 Edition

Indivisible

Inˊdi-vis′i-ble

,
Adj.
[L.
indivisibilis
: cf. F.
indivisible
. See
In-
not, and
Divisible
.]
1.
Not divisible; incapable of being divided, separated, or broken; not separable into parts.
“One indivisible point of time.”
Dryden.
2.
(Math.)
Not capable of exact division, as one quantity by another; incommensurable.

Inˊdi-vis′i-ble

,
Noun.
1.
That which is indivisible.
By atom, nobody will imagine we intend to express a perfect
indivisible
, but only the least sort of natural bodies.
Digby.
2.
(Geom.)
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.

Webster 1828 Edition

Indivisible

INDIVIS'IBLE

,
Adj.
s as z. [in and divisible. See Divide.]
That cannot be divided, separated or broken; not separable into parts. Perhaps the particles of matter, however small, cannot be considered as indivisible. The mind or soul must be indivisible. A mathematical point is indivisible.

INDIVIS'IBLE

,
Noun.
In geometry, indivisibles are the elements or principles into which a body or figure may be resolved; elements infinitely small.

Definition 2024

indivisible

indivisible

English

Adjective

indivisible ‎(not comparable)

  1. Incapable of being divided; atomic.
    • Dryden
      One indivisible point of time.
  2. (arithmetic) Incapable of being divided by a specific integer without leaving a remainder.

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Noun

indivisible ‎(plural indivisibles)

  1. That which cannot be divided or split.
    • Joseph Glanvill
      The composition of Bodies, whether it be of Divisibles or Indivisibles, is a question which must be rank'd with the Indissolvibles […]
    • Digby
      By atom, nobody will imagine we intend to express a perfect indivisible, but only the least sort of natural bodies.
  2. (geometry) An infinitely small quantity which is assumed to admit of no further division.

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French

Pronunciation

Adjective

indivisible m, f ‎(plural indivisibles)

  1. indivisible

Antonyms

Middle French

Adjective

indivisible m, f ‎(plural indivisibles)

  1. indivisible

Spanish

Adjective

indivisible m, f ‎(plural indivisibles)

  1. indivisible

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Etymology

From Middle French indivisible, from Late Latin indivisibilis

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