reduction
/ɹɪˈdʌk.ʃən/
The act, process, or result of reducing; The amount or rate by which something is reduced, e.g. in price; A reaction in which electrons are gained and valence is reduced; often by the removal of oxygen or the addition of hydrogen
- plural
- reductions
Meanings
- 1
The act, process, or result of reducing
They demand a reduction in working hours.
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We would ask you to give us a price reduction of 5%.
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- 2
The amount or rate by which something is reduced, e.g. in price
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A reaction in which electrons are gained and valence is reduced; often by the removal of oxygen or the addition of hydrogen
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The process of rapidly boiling a sauce to concentrate it
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The rewriting of an expression into a simpler formrare
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A transformation of one problem into another problem, such as mapping reduction or polynomial-time reductionrare
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An arrangement for a far smaller number of parties, e.g. a keyboard solo based on a full operarare
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A philosophical procedure intended to reveal the objects of consciousness as pure phenomena — See phenomenological reduction.rare
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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)rare
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A reduced price of something by a fraction or decimalrare