indivisible
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3ADJ.
express, perfect, still, whole
INDIVISIBLE + NOUN
fingers, kabylie, unit
ADV.
only
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adj
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.
Incapable of being divided by a specific integer without leaving a remainder.
noun
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.
The compoſition of Bodies, whether it be of Diviſibles or Indiviſibles, is a queſtion which must be rank'd with the Indiſſolvibles: For though it hath been attempted by the moſt illuſtrious Wits of all Philoſophick Ages; yet they have done little elſe, but ſhewn their own diviſions to be almoſt as infinite, as ſome ſuppoſe thoſe of their Subject.
An infinitely small quantity which is assumed to admit of no further division.
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6one indivisible point of time
WiktionaryAlthough the mainland and Taiwan are yet to be reunited, they belong to one and same China, which is an indivisible whole.
WiktionaryBy atom, nobody will imagine we intend to express a perfect indivisible, but only the least sort of natural bodies.
WiktionaryThe compoſition of Bodies, whether it be of Diviſibles or Indiviſibles, is a queſtion which must be rank'd with the Indiſſolvibles: For though it hath been attempted by the moſt illuſtrious Wits of al
WiktionaryAccording to Leucippus and Democritus, the atom was indivisible. Today we know that is not true.
Tatoeba · #1407806Thomson found out that atoms are indivisible.
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