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Indivisible

Ĭn'dĭ-vĭs'i-ble, a.

adjective

(ĭn'dĭ-vĭz'ĭ-bl), a. [Prefix in, not, and divisible; Fr. & Sp. indivisible, It. indivisibile, Lat. indivisibilis.]

  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.

Ĭn'dĭ-vĭs'i-ble, n.

noun

n. 1. That which is indivisible. 2. (Geom.) One of the elements or principles, supposed to be infinitely small, into which a body or figure may be resolved; an infinitesimal. Barlow.