Irreducible

What do we mean by irreducible?

Impossible to reduce to a desired, simpler, or smaller form or amount. adjective

Incapable of being reduced to a lower amount or degree; not to be diminished or degraded.

Incapable of being brought into a different state, condition, or form.

Incapable of being reduced to a desired form or condition by manipulation: as, an irreducible hernia or fracture.

Incapable of being reduced, or brought into a different state; incapable of restoration to its proper or normal condition. adjective

Incapable of being reduced to a simpler form of expression. adjective

A particular case in the solution of a cubic equation, in which the formula commonly employed contains an imaginary quantity, and therefore fails in its application. adjective

Not able to be reduced or lessened. adjective

Not able to be brought to a simpler or reduced form. adjective

Unable to be factorized into polynomials of lower degree, as (x^2 + 1). adjective

Unable to be factored into smaller integers; prime. adjective

Not containing a sphere of codimension 1 that is not the boundary of a ball. adjective

Impossible to divide further into representations of lower dimension by means of any similarity transformation adjective

Such a polynomial noun

Incapable of being made smaller or simpler adjective

Such a polynomial

1. Any person or crackpot idea that is outright retarded, misleading, or completely illogical beyond all reason. 2. Something that cannot get any stupider than it currently is. 3. Bullshit that can't be broken down into simper forms of complex absurdity. For example, pseudoscience. Urban Dictionary

A myth perpetrated by Creationists and IDiots alike (although they are the same people really). It states that certain bodily systems are "too complex" to have evolved over millions of years despite evidence to the contrary Urban Dictionary

This theory is a favorite of theists. It says that life is simply too complex to have developed via natural selection or random mutation. However... - on July 11, 2002, scientists artificially re-created polio. Using only the DNA of the polio virus and a series of synthetic chemicals, they recreated the natural desire to reproduce, the ability to evolve, and all other mechanisms that make a virus, LIFE, work. - the bacterial flagellum argument has also been disproven. Back in 1996, scientists found that the 10-part "Type 3 secretion mechanism" that pathogenic germs have is very similar in function to the bacterial flagellum, but does so with only 10 parts. Therefore, each supposedly "irreducible" mechanism is perfectly functional if you take away the RIGHT parts. It is still reducible. - the Eye argument has also been disproven. All you need are some simple photo-receptive cells that just detect light. As the species ages, this mechanism becomes more and more useful as these traits develop into actual senses. Keep in mind that these mechanisms had countless opportunities to develop across countless species during the Cambrian Explosion 500 million years ago, and have been getting more and more complex over that amount of time. Sorry for using science and fact, but keep in mind that if you make a claim, there's always someone willing to check your facts. Urban Dictionary

As has been stated, it is a favorite argument used amongst creationists to claim that some organic systems are too complex to have evolved as such. In other words, it is the argument of "I don't understand how it works, therefore it's wrong." Ironically, it can be used as an argument against God, too. Urban Dictionary

Words that are spelled similarly to irreducible:
irreducible, irreducibly, reducible.

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Words that sound like irreducible:
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