Indivisible
[ɪndɪ'vɪzɪb(ə)l] or ['ɪndə'vɪzəbl]
Definition
(adj.) impossible of undergoing division; 'an indivisible union of states'; 'one nation indivisible' .
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Definition
(a.) Not divisible; incapable of being divided, separated, or broken; not separable into parts.
(a.) Not capable of exact division, as one quantity by another; incommensurable.
(n.) That which is indivisible.
(n.) An infinitely small quantity which is assumed to admit of no further division.
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Synonyms and Synonymous
a. [1]. Inseparable, that cannot be divided.[2]. (Math.) Incommensurable.
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Definition
adj. not divisible.—n. (math.) an indefinitely small quantity.—ns. Indivisibil′ity Indivis′ibleness.—adv. Indivis′ibly.
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Examples
- Neither ought a desire, though indivisible, to be considered as a mathematical point. David Hume. A Treatise of Human Nature.
- Republic One and Indivisible. Charles Dickens. A Tale of Two Cities.
- It is certain then, that time, as it exists, must be composed of indivisible moments. David Hume. A Treatise of Human Nature.
- Thus even upon the system of indivisible points, we can only form a distant notion of some unknown standard to these objects. David Hume. A Treatise of Human Nature.
- Here therefore I must ask, What is our idea of a simple and indivisible point? David Hume. A Treatise of Human Nature.
- But as these perceptions are each of them simple and indivisible, they can never give us the idea of extension. David Hume. A Treatise of Human Nature.
- For Democritus indivisible particles or atoms are fundamental to all phenomena. Walter Libby. An Introduction to the History of Science.
- These simple and indivisible parts, not being ideas of extension, must be non entities, unless conceived as coloured or solid. David Hume. A Treatise of Human Nature.
- But it is impossible anything divisible can be conjoined to a thought or perception, which is a being altogether inseparable and indivisible. David Hume. A Treatise of Human Nature.
- Is the indivisible subject, or immaterial substance, if you will, on the left or on the right hand of the perception? David Hume. A Treatise of Human Nature.
- For the idea of extension consists of parts; and this idea, according to t-he supposition, is perfectly simple and indivisible. David Hume. A Treatise of Human Nature.
- For supposing such a conjunction, would the indivisible thought exist on the left or on the right hand of this extended divisible body? David Hume. A Treatise of Human Nature.
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