adj.
Pronunciation: ˌ ir-i- ' dü-s ə -b ə l, - ' dyü-
Function: adjective
Date: 1633
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 (as the rational numbers) or integral domain (as the integers) <an irreducible equation>
2 : impossible to make less or smaller <an irreducible minimum>
– ir · re · duc · ibil · i · ty \ - ˌ dü-s ə - ' bi-l ə -t ē , - ˌ dyü- \ noun
– ir · re · duc · ibly \ - ' dü-s ə -bl ē , - ' dyü- \ adverb