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Definition of indivisible adjective from the Oxford Advanced Learner's Dictionary

indivisible

adjective
 
/ˌɪndɪˈvɪzəbl/
 
/ˌɪndɪˈvɪzəbl/
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  1. that cannot be divided into separate parts
    • Atoms were originally thought to be indivisible.
    • For him, music and lyrics are virtually indivisible.
    opposite divisible
  2. indivisible (by something) (of a number) that cannot be divided by another number exactly
    • Primes are indivisible by numbers other than one and themselves.
  3. Word Originlate Middle English: from late Latin indivisibilis, from in- ‘not’ + divisibilis (from divis- ‘divided’, from the verb dividere ‘force apart, remove’).
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