irredutível

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Portuguese

Etymology

From ir- +‎ redutível.[1][2]

Pronunciation

 
 

  • Rhymes: -ivɛl, -ivew
  • Hyphenation: ir‧re‧du‧tí‧vel

Adjective

irredutível m or f (plural irredutíveis)

  1. irreducible (that cannot be reduced or decomposed further or that cannot return to its primitive state)
    Antonym: redutível
  2. (mathematics) irreducible (said of the numerical fraction whose terms are prime to each other, and which, therefore, is not simplifiable)
  3. irreducible (that is intransigent; that is insensitive to opposing arguments or opinions)
  4. (figuratively) unsubmissive; indomitable

References

  1. ^ irredutível”, in Dicionário infopédia da Língua Portuguesa (in Portuguese), Porto: Porto Editora, 20032024
  2. ^ irredutível”, in Dicionário Priberam da Língua Portuguesa (in Portuguese), Lisbon: Priberam, 20082024