in·di·vis·i·ble /ˌɪndəˈvɪzəbəl/
(a.)不能分割的,除不盡的
In·di·vis·i·ble a.
1. Not divisible; incapable of being divided, separated, or broken; not separable into parts. “One indivisible point of time.”
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.
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indivisible
adj : impossible of undergoing division; "an indivisible union of
states"; "one nation indivisible" [ant: divisible]