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irreducibly complex

irreducibly complex adjective: of a system, composed of several well-matched, interacting parts where the removal of any one part causes the system to cease functioning effectively.

Adjective

irreducibly complex (not comparable)

  1. Of a system, composed of several well-matched, interacting parts where the removal of any one part causes the system to cease functioning effectively.

Words formed from irreducibly complex

Questions about irreducibly complex

What does irreducibly complex mean?
Irreducibly complex means of a system, composed of several well-matched, interacting parts where the removal of any one part causes the system to cease functioning effectively.
What part of speech is irreducibly complex?
Irreducibly complex is an adjective.

Words near irreducibly complex in the dictionary

  1. irreducible
  2. irreducible complexity
  3. irreducibleness
  4. irreducibles
  5. irreducibly
  6. irreducibly complex
  7. irreductibility
  8. irreduction
  9. irredundance
  10. irredundancy
  11. irredundant

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