Indivisible
Pronunciation : In`di*vis"i*ble
Part of Speech : a.
Etymology : [L. indivisibilis: cf. F. indivisible. See In- not, and Divisible.]
Definition : 1. Not divisible; incapable of being divided, separated, or broken; not separable into parts. "One indivisible point of time." Dryden.
2. (Math.)
Defn: Not capable of exact division, as one quantity by another; incommensurable.
Source : Webster's Unabridged Dictionary, 1913
Pronunciation : In`di*vis"i*ble
Part of Speech : n.
Definition : 1. That which is indivisible. By atom, nobody will imagine we intend to express a perfect indivisible, but only the least sort of natural bodies. Digby.
2. (Geom.)
Defn: An infinitely small quantity which is assumed to admit of no further division. Method of indivisibles, a kind of calculus, formerly in use, in which lines were considered as made up of an infinite number of points; surfaces, as made up of an infinite number of lines; and volumes, as made up of an infinite number of surfaces.
Source : Webster's Unabridged Dictionary, 1913