reduction
noun
/ɹiˈdɑk.ʃən/
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/ɹɪˈdʌkʃən/
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- The act, process, or result of reducing.
- The amount or rate by which something is reduced, e.g. in price.
- (chemistry) A reaction in which electrons are gained and valence is reduced; often by the removal of oxygen or the addition of hydrogen.
- (cooking) The process of rapidly boiling a sauce to concentrate it.
- (mathematics) The rewriting of an expression into a simpler form.
- (computability theory) A transformation of one problem into another problem, such as mapping reduction or polynomial-time reduction.
- (medicine) A medical procedure to restore a fracture or dislocation to the correct alignment, usually with a closed approach but sometimes with an open approach (surgery).
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réduction
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reductional
adjective
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- Of, pertaining to, or producing reduction.
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réductionnel
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