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reduce verb

  /ɹɪˈd(j)us/ , /ɹɪˈdjuːs/ , /ɹɪˈd͡ʒuːs/
  • (transitive) To bring down the size, quantity, quality, value or intensity of something; to diminish, to lower.
減らす, 下げる, 削減
  • (transitive, metallurgy) To produce metal from ore by removing nonmetallic elements in a smelter.
不純物を取り除く
切り詰める, 減る
  • (transitive) To bring to an inferior rank; to degrade, to demote.
強いる
  • (transitive, cooking) To decrease the liquid content of food by boiling much of its water off.
煮詰める
  • (transitive, mathematics) To simplify an equation or formula without changing its value.
簡約, 約分
  • (transitive, chemistry) To add electrons / hydrogen or to remove oxygen.
還元
  • (transitive) To humble; to conquer; to subdue; to capture.
鎮める, 鎮圧

reducible adjective

  • (mathematics, of a polynomial) Able to be factored into polynomials of lower degree, as x^2-1.
  • (mathematics, of an integer) Able to be factored into smaller integers; composite.
可約
  • Capable of being reduced.
減らせる
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