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Cohesive vs Indivisible - What's the difference?

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Cohesive is a synonym of indivisible.


As adjectives the difference between cohesive and indivisible

is that cohesive is while indivisible is incapable of being divided; atomic.

As a noun indivisible is

that which cannot be divided or split.

cohesive

English

Adjective

(en adjective)
  • Having cohesion.
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    Derived terms

    * cohesively

    Related terms

    * adhesive * cohere * coherence * coherent * cohesion

    indivisible

    English

    Adjective

    (-)
  • Incapable of being divided; atomic.
  • * Dryden
    • One indivisible point of time.
  • (arithmetic) Incapable of being divided by a specific integer without leaving a remainder.

    • Related terms

    * indivision * indivisibility * indivisibleness * indivisibly * individual

    Synonyms

    * unsplittable

    Antonyms

    * divisible * (incapable of being combined) incombinable, uncombinable, unmergeable, ununifiable

    Noun

    (en noun)
  • That which cannot be divided or split.
  • * Joseph Glanvill
    • The composition of Bodies, whether it be of Divisibles or Indivisibles , is a question which must be rank'd with the Indissolvibles
  • * Digby
    • By atom, nobody will imagine we intend to express a perfect indivisible , but only the least sort of natural bodies.
  • (geometry) An infinitely small quantity which is assumed to admit of no further division.

    • Derived terms

    * method of indivisibles ----