reducible

[ ri-doo-suh-buhl, -dyoo- ]

/ rɪˈdu sə bəl, -ˈdyu- /

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adjective

capable of being reduced.

Mathematics.

of or relating to a polynomial that can be factored into the product of polynomials, each of lower degree.
of or relating to a group that can be written as the direct product of two of its subgroups.
of or relating to a set whose set of accumulation points is countable.

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Origin of reducible

late Middle English word dating back to 1400–50; see origin at reduce, -ible

OTHER WORDS FROM reducible

re·duc·i·bil·i·ty, re·duc·i·ble·ness, nounre·duc·i·bly, adverbnon·re·duc·i·bil·i·ty, nounnon·re·duc·i·ble, adjective

non·re·duc·i·bly, adverbun·re·duc·i·ble, adjectiveun·re·duc·i·bly, adverb

Words nearby reducible

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How to use reducible in a sentence

Like the city it laments and loves, the 2018 spoken-word musical “Blindspotting” isn’t reducible to just one thing.
‘Blindspotting’ the film was about Oakland’s changing face. Its TV sequel gets a fresh perspective of its own.|Inkoo Kang|June 11, 2021|Washington Post
The philosopher David Chalmers has speculated that consciousness is a fundamental property of nature that’s not reducible to any laws of nature.
Consciousness Is Just a Feeling - Issue 98: Mind|Steve Paulson|March 3, 2021|Nautilus
There is a backlash to this idea that everything in the mind is reducible to brain science.
Your Brain Makes You a Different Person Every Day - Issue 91: The Amazing Brain|Steve Paulson|October 14, 2020|Nautilus
If the book were reducible to a thesis, it might be the simple claim that some things exceed our capacity for comprehension.
Barbara Ehrenreich Gives God a Going Over in Her New Book|Nick Romeo|April 19, 2014|DAILY BEAST

Variously described by various writers, the actual circumstance seems reducible to this.
Steam Steel and Electricity|James W. Steele
They are very flexible, and easily reducible into a flocculent mass.
Summary Narrative of an Exploratory Expedition to the Sources of the Mississippi River, in 1820|Henry Rowe Schoolcraft
The canons of pecuniary decency are reducible for the present purpose to the principles of waste, futility, and ferocity.
The Theory of the Leisure Class|Thorstein Veblen
According to us, there are four classes of duties, and these four classes are not reducible the one to the other.
Elements of Morals|Paul Janet
Slags containing sulphides are especially apt to retain the more easily reducible metals.
A Textbook of Assaying: For the Use of Those Connected with Mines.|Cornelius Beringer and John Jacob Beringer