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Irreparable vs Irreversible - What's the difference?

irreparable | irreversible |

As adjectives the difference between irreparable and irreversible

is that irreparable is incapable of being repaired, amended, cured or rectified while irreversible is incapable of being reversed or turned about or back; incapable of being made to run backward.

irreparable

English

Adjective

(en adjective)
  • Incapable of being repaired, amended, cured or rectified

    • Derived terms

    * irreparably

    irreversible

    English

    Adjective

    (en adjective)
  • Incapable of being reversed or turned about or back; incapable of being made to run backward.
  • Incapable of being reversed, recalled, repealed, or annulled.
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  • (label) Incapable of being reversed to the original state without consumption of free energy and increase of entropy.