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# indivisible

adjective (indivisible)

«indivisible» in the English dictionary: everyday and in Jewish tradition — its meanings, how the lessons use it, and examples, each with its tree on Mova.

## Everyday

1. Not able to be divided or separated into parts. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/I/indivisible/#m1)
2. (maths) Not able to be divided exactly by a certain number without a remainder: 7 is indivisible by 2. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/I/indivisible/#m2)
3. (formal) So closely joined that they act as one: «one nation… indivisible» in the US Pledge of Allegiance. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/I/indivisible/#m3)

### In the lessons

In maths lessons, «indivisible by» means there is a remainder: 9 is indivisible by 4. A prime number is indivisible by any number except 1 and itself. In US schools children say «one nation under God, indivisible…» in the Pledge of Allegiance. In science, atoms were once thought indivisible. Phrases: indivisible by, one and indivisible.

### Examples

- Seven is indivisible by two; there is always one left over. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/I/indivisible/#x1)
- A prime number is indivisible except by one and itself. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/I/indivisible/#x2)
- The friends were indivisible; you never saw one without the other. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/I/indivisible/#x3)
- People once thought atoms were indivisible, but they have smaller parts. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/I/indivisible/#x4)
- «One nation, indivisible» is a line from the US Pledge of Allegiance. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/I/indivisible/#x5)
- Is 15 indivisible by 4? Yes, because 15 ÷ 4 leaves a remainder of 3. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/I/indivisible/#x6)

### Note

Opposite: «divisible». Maths: «a is indivisible by b» = a ÷ b leaves a remainder. Careful: everything can be divided as a fraction (7 ÷ 2 = 3.5); «indivisible» in maths means not into whole numbers exactly.

## In Jewish tradition

Interpretation: Kalisch's note says God, idea and word cannot be separated, so that God's creating by speaking is one act. In the primary lessons: In maths lessons, «indivisible by» means there is a remainder: 9 is indivisible by 4. A prime number is indivisible by any number except 1 and itself. In US schools children say «one nation under God, indivisible…» in the Pledge of Allegiance. In science, atoms were once thought indivisible. Phrases: indivisible by, one and indivisible.

### Examples

- 13) See above Note 1, God, idea and word are indivisible. (Sefer Yetzirah, Kalisch 1877) [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/judaism/I/indivisible/#x1)

### Note

Opposite: «divisible». Maths: «a is indivisible by b» = a ÷ b leaves a remainder. Careful: everything can be divided as a fraction (7 ÷ 2 = 3.5); «indivisible» in maths means not into whole numbers exactly.

## On Mova

- [Trees and pragmatics of «indivisible» in the school dictionary](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/I/indivisible/): every meaning and example parsed by Mova, with its dependency tree and frames.
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- [Trees and pragmatics of «indivisible» in the Judaism dictionary](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/judaism/I/indivisible/): every meaning and example parsed by Mova, with its dependency tree and frames.
- [«indivisible» in the Judaism dictionary](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/dictionaries/judaism/w/indivisible.html) on Mova free.