indecomposable

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/ˌɪndiːkəmˈpəʊzəbəl/

adjective

Not decomposable: unable to be decomposed.

OriginEnglish decomposable ← Middle English in- ← Latin in- →
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Meanings

adjectiveindecomposable (not comparable)
  1. not comparableNot decomposable: unable to be decomposed.
  2. not comparablemathematicsNot writeable as the direct sum of two non-trivial modules.
nounindecomposable (plural indecomposables)

plural indecomposables

  1. mathematicsAn indecomposable module.

Origin

  1. Proto-Indo-European*né
  2. Proto-Indo-European*n̥-
  3. Proto-Italic*n̥-
  4. Latinin-
  5. Middle Englishin-
  6. Englishin-
  7. Englishdecompose
  8. Englishdecomposable
  9. Englishindecomposable

From in- + decomposable.

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Translations

Bulgarian неразложим
  • неразложим (nerazložim)unable to be decomposed
German unzerlegbar
  • unzerlegbarunable to be decomposed
Indonesian dapat dipecahkan
  • dapat dipecahkanunable to be decomposed
Russian неразложи́мый
  • неразложи́мый (nerazložímyj)unable to be decomposed
Swedish odelbar, osönderdelbar
  • odelbarunable to be decomposed
  • osönderdelbarunable to be decomposed
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APA

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MLA

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Chicago

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