reducible

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English

Etymology

reduce +‎ -ible

Adjective

reducible (comparative more reducible, superlative most reducible)

  1. Capable of being reduced.
  2. (mathematics, of a polynomial) Able to be factored into polynomials of lower degree, as .
  3. (mathematics, of an integer) Able to be factored into smaller integers; composite.
  4. (topology, of a manifold) Containing a sphere of codimension 1 that is not the boundary of a ball.

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Spanish

Etymology

From reducir +‎ -ible.

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): (Spain) /reduˈθible/
  • IPA(key): (Latin America) /reduˈsible/
  • Rhymes: -ible
  • Syllabification: re‧du‧ci‧ble

Adjective

reducible m or f (masculine and feminine plural reducibles)

  1. reducible
    Antonym: irreducible

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