Irreducible (Adjective)
Meaning
Incapable of being made smaller or simpler; "an irreducible minimum"; "an irreducible formula"; "an irreducible hernia".
Classification
All adjective clusters.
Examples
- The irreducible complexity of the machine made it difficult to repair.
- The medical textbook described the tumor as irreducible and inoperable.
- The mathematician struggled to simplify the irreducible formula.
- The charity organization set a goal to reduce costs to the irreducible minimum.
- The doctor explained that an irreducible hernia would require surgical intervention.