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irreducible element

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irreducible element [‚ir·ə′düs·ə·bəl ′el·ə·mənt]
(mathematics)
An elementxof a ring which is not a unit and such that every divisor ofxis improper.


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To Dawson, Shakespeare's fictional creations are of course constructed fictionalized characters on display for our pleasure, but they also embody an irreducible element of personhood that links them to theological concepts of a mediated eucharistic presence.
Though far from oblivious to the nonmilitary issues (after all, the Marshall Plan was as important as NATO to the overall design), the Cold War generation insisted that there was an irreducible element of power involved in international politics and that it was measured by the ability to prevent Soviet military and political expansion.
 
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