reducible
التعريفات والمعاني
== English ==
=== Etymology ===
From reduce + -ible.
=== Pronunciation ===
=== Adjective ===
reducible (comparative more reducible, superlative most reducible)
Capable of being reduced.
(mathematics, of a polynomial) Able to be factored into polynomials of lower degree, as
x
2
−
1
{\displaystyle x^{2}-1}
.
(mathematics, of an integer) Able to be factored into smaller integers; composite.
(topology, of a manifold) Containing a sphere of codimension 1 that is not the boundary of a ball.
==== Antonyms ====
irreducible
increasable
==== Derived terms ====
==== Translations ====
== Spanish ==
=== Etymology ===
From reducir + -ible.
=== Pronunciation ===
IPA(key): /reduˈθible/ [re.ð̞uˈθi.β̞le] (Equatorial Guinea, Spain)
IPA(key): /reduˈsible/ [re.ð̞uˈsi.β̞le] (Latin America, Philippines)
Rhymes: -ible
Syllabification: re‧du‧ci‧ble
=== Adjective ===
reducible m or f (masculine and feminine plural reducibles)
reducible
Antonym: irreducible
=== Further reading ===
“reducible”, in Diccionario de la lengua española [Dictionary of the Spanish Language] (in Spanish), online version 23.8.1, Royal Spanish Academy [Spanish: Real Academia Española], 15 December 2025