semisimple adjective 9 adjective9 •In any of several technical senses, decomposable into sub-objects that have a simple structure. •Containing a collection of simple objects such that all objects in the category are direct sums of these simple objects. •In which each submodule is a direct summand; equivalently, equal to a direct sum of simple submodules. •Semisimple as a module over itself; equivalently, such that all (left) modules are semisimple. •For which every invariant subspace has an invariant complement, equivalent to the minimal polynomial being squarefree. •Being a direct sum of simple Lie algebras. •Being a direct sum of simple representations (also known as irreducible representations). •Being a linear algebraic group whose radical of the identity component is trivial. •(nonstandard) Semiprimitive: having trivial Jacobson radical.