indivisible

adj
/ˌɪndɪˈvɪzɪbəl/

Etymology

PIE word *dwóh₁ From Middle French indivisible, from Late Latin indivisibilis. Equivalent to in- + divisible.

  1. derived from indivisibilis
  2. derived from indivisible

Definitions

  1. Incapable of being divided

    Incapable of being divided; atomic.

    • one indivisible point of time
    • Although the mainland and Taiwan are yet to be reunited, they belong to one and same China, which is an indivisible whole.
  2. Incapable of being divided by a specific integer without leaving a remainder.

  3. That which cannot be divided or split.

    • By atom, nobody will imagine we intend to express a perfect indivisible, but only the least sort of natural bodies.
  4. + 1 more definition
    1. An infinitely small quantity which is assumed to admit of no further division.

The neighborhood

Vish — recursive loop

A definitional loop anchored at indivisible. Each word in the ring is defined by the next; follow the chain far enough and it folds back on itself. Scroll to it and watch.

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A definitional loop anchored at indivisible. Each word in the ring appears in the definition of the next; follow the chain far enough and it folds back on itself.

10 hops · closes at indivisible

curated · pre-corpus. live cycle detection across the full graph is the next major milestone.

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