Individuate
(In`di*vid"u*ate) v. t. [imp. & p. p. Individuated ; p. pr. & vb. n. Individuating.] To
distinguish from others of the species; to endow with individuality; to divide into individuals; to discriminate.
The soul, as the prime individuating principle, and the said reserved portion of matter as an essential
and radical part of the individuation, shall . . . make up and restore the same individual person.
South.
Life is individuated into infinite numbers, that have their distinct sense and pleasure.
Dr. H. More. Individuation
(In`di*vid`u*a"tion) n. [Cf. F. individuation.] The act of individuating or state of being
individuated; individualization. H. Spencer.
Individuator
(In`di*vid"u*a`tor) n. One who, or that which, individuates. Sir K. Digby.
Individuity
(In`di*vi*du"i*ty) n. [L. individuitas.] Separate existence; individuality; oneness. Fuller.
Indivinity
(In`di*vin"i*ty) n. [Pref. in- not + divinity: cf. F. indivinité.] Want or absence of divine power
or of divinity. [Obs.] Sir T. Browne.
Indivisibility
(In`di*vis`i*bil"i*ty) n. [Cf. F. indivisibilité.] The state or property of being indivisible or inseparable; inseparability.
Locke.
Indivisible
(In`di*vis"i*ble) a. [L. indivisibilis: cf. F. indivisible. See In- not, and Divisible.]
1. Not divisible; incapable of being divided, separated, or broken; not separable into parts. "One indivisible
point of time." Dryden.
2. (Math.) Not capable of exact division, as one quantity by another; incommensurable.
Indivisible
(In`di*vis"i*ble), n.
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.) 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.
Indivisibleness
(In`di*vis"i*ble*ness) n. The state of being indivisible; indivisibility. W. Montagu.
Indivisibly
(In`di*vis"i*bly), adv. In an indivisible manner.
Indivision
(In`di*vi"sion) n. [Pref. in- not + division: cf. F. indivision, LL. indivisio.] A state of being
not divided; oneness. [Obs.] Bp. Hall.
Indo-
(In"do-) [From L. Indus East Indian.] A prefix signifying Indian (i. e., East Indian); of or pertaining
of India.
Indoaniline
(In`do*an"i*line) n. [Indigo + aniline.] (Chem.) Any one of a series of artificial blue dyes,
in appearance resembling indigo, for which they are often used as substitutes.
Indo-Briton
(In`do-Brit"on) n. [Indo- + Briton.] A person born in India, of mixed Indian and British
blood; a half-caste. Malcom.
