Definition of REDUCIBLE

reducible

Adjective

  • capable of being reduced; - Edmund Wilson
    • "reducible to a set of principles of human nature"

Adj

  • Capable of being reduced.
  • Able to be factored into polynomials of lower degree, as x²-1.
  • Able to be factored into smaller integers; composite.
  • Containing a sphere of codimension 1 that is not the boundary of a ball.

Origin / Etymology

From reduce + -ible.

Scrabble Score: 14

reducible: valid Scrabble (US) TWL Word
reducible: valid Scrabble Word in Merriam-Webster MW Dictionary
reducible: valid Scrabble Word in International Collins CSW Dictionary

Words With Friends Score: 18

reducible: valid Words With Friends Word