Definition of Indivesible
In`di*vis"i*ble (?), a. [L.
indivisibilis: cf. F. indivisible. See In- not,
and Divisible.]
1. Not divisible; incapable of being divided,
separated, or broken; not separable into parts. "One
indivisible point of time." Dryden.
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.
- Webster's Unabridged Dictionary (1913)
- Not capable of being divided. Inseparable. Contiguous.
- The Nuttall Encyclopedia
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