indivisibles
Units without parts
Indivisibles are things that cannot be divided or separated into parts.
In philosophy and physics, the term historically referred to atoms or the smallest possible units of matter—particles beyond which no further division is possible.
In mathematics, indivisibles were precursors to infinitesimals in calculus.
The word often appears in political contexts: We pledge allegiance to one nation, indivisible.
Central controlling part
- electronNegative subatomic particle
- protonPositive nuclear particle
- neutronUncharged nuclear particle
- ionCharged atom or molecule
isotope · element · hydrogen · helium · carbon · oxygen · nitrogen · atomic
Fundamental hadron components
- leptonsFundamental particles, not quarks
- bosonsInteger-spin subatomic particles
- fermionsHalf-spin matter constituents
- gluonsStrong force exchange particles
neutrinos · muons · hadrons · baryons · electrons · protons · neutrons · photons
Of first principles
- essentialFundamentally necessary
- irreducibleCannot be simplified further
- basicFundamental in nature
- coreCentral essential portion
primary · foundational · axiomatic · bedrock · constitutive · underlying · intrinsic · first principles
Complete, undivided state
- onenessState of being unified
- solidarityUnity among allies
- cohesionTendency to bind together
- togethernessState of close connection
inseparable · unbreakable · indissoluble · unified · integral · monolithic · seamless · unitary
Integers divisible only by one and themselves
- factorsContributors to a result
- compositeMade of distinct parts
- integerNumber lacking fractions
- number theoryPure math studying integers
Euclid · sieve · Fermat · divisibility · factorization · building blocks
nucleus
Central controlling part
ion · isotope · element · hydrogen · helium · carbon · oxygen · nitrogen · atomic · molecular
quarks
Fundamental hadron components
- leptonsFundamental particles, not quarks
- bosonsInteger-spin subatomic particles
- fermionsHalf-spin matter constituents
gluons · neutrinos · muons · hadrons · baryons · electrons · protons · neutrons · photons · positrons
elementary
Of first principles
- essentialFundamentally necessary
- irreducibleCannot be simplified further
- basicFundamental in nature
core · primary · foundational · axiomatic · bedrock · constitutive · underlying · intrinsic · first principles · building blocks
wholeness
Complete, undivided state
- onenessState of being unified
- solidarityUnity among allies
- cohesionTendency to bind together
togetherness · inseparable · unbreakable · indissoluble · unified · integral · monolithic · seamless · unitary · bonded
prime numbers
Integers divisible only by one and themselves
number theory · Euclid · sieve · Fermat · divisibility · factorization · building blocks
indivisiblescomposites
Materials from merged components
compounds · aggregates · complexes · conglomerates · assemblages