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Indivisible vs Individable - What's the difference?

indivisible | individable |

As adjectives the difference between indivisible and individable

is that indivisible is incapable of being divided; atomic while individable is that cannot be divided; indivisible.

As a noun indivisible

is that which cannot be divided or split.

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 ----

    individable

    English

    Adjective

    (en adjective)
  • That cannot be divided; indivisible.
    • (Shakespeare)
    (Webster 1913)