adverb
- in a way that cannot be made smaller, simpler, or less complex
Usage: often used in mathematical, scientific, or philosophical contexts
Examples
- The problem is irreducibly complex and cannot be simplified further.
- Mathematics shows that some fractions are irreducibly in their simplest form.
- The theory is irreducibly dependent on these basic assumptions.
- Human consciousness may be irreducibly mysterious to science.
- The equation is irreducibly complicated despite our best efforts.
- Some philosophical questions are irreducibly difficult to answer.