Definitions for: Indivisible


[adj] impossible of undergoing division; "an indivisible union of states"; "one nation indivisible"



Webster (1913) Definition: In`di*vis"i*ble, a. [L. indivisibilis: cf. F.
indivisible. See In- not, and Divisible.]
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.


In`di*vis"i*ble, n.
1. That which is indivisible.

By atom, nobody will imagine we intend to express a
perfect indivisible, but only the least sort of
natural bodies. --Digby.

2. (Geom.) An infinitely small quantity which is assumed to
admit of no further division.

Method of indivisibles, a kind of calculus, formerly in
use, in which lines were considered as made up of an
infinite number of points; surfaces, as made up of an
infinite number of lines; and volumes, as made up of an
infinite number of surfaces.

Synonyms: indiscrete, indivisible by(p), inseparable, undividable

Antonyms: divisible

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