Definition of Reductionist

1. Adjective. Of or relating to the theory of reductionism. "Reductionist arguments"

Partainyms: Reductionism

Definition of Reductionist

1. Adjective. of, or relating to reductionism ¹

2. Noun. an advocate of reductionism ¹

¹ Source: wiktionary.com

Definition of Reductionist

1. [n -S]

Lexicographical Neighbors of Reductionist

reduction
reduction division
reduction gear
reduction in force
reduction mammaplasty
reduction nucleus
reduction potential
reduction to the absurd
reductional
reductionism
reductionisms
reductionist (current term)
reductionistic
reductionists
reductions
reductive
reductive dechlorination
reductively
reductiveness
reductivenesses
reductivism
reductivist
reductivists
reductoisomerase
reductone
reductones

Literary usage of Reductionist

Below you will find example usage of this term as found in modern and/or classical literature:

1. System Failure: Why Governments Must Learn to Think Differently by Jake Chapman (2004)
"In general, reductionist methods predominate in dealing with ... For example, repairing the computer I am using is best done using a reductionist approach. ..."

2. System Failure: Why Governments Must Learn to Think Differently by Jake Chapman (2002)
"In general, reductionist methods predominate in dealing with ... For example, repairing the computer I am using is best done using a reductionist approach. ..."

3. Simulation of Ecophysiological Processes of Growth in Several Annual Crops by F. W. T. Penning de Vries (1989)
"Both the reductionist and the generalist should recognize their work in the simulation program. By comparing detailed output, the generalist can ..."

4. The Long Game: How Regulators and Companies Can Both Win by Paul Skidmore, Jake Chapman, Paul Miller (2003)
"We argued that this approach was in keeping with a reductionist worldview ... This reductionist approach has proved very successful as a way of tackling a ..."

5. Violence in South Africa: A Variety of Perspectives by Elirea Bornman, René Van Eeden, Marie Wentzel (1998)
"The first, which we label "reductionist", continues the Le Etonian lineage. ... reductionist theorizing Explanations may be reductionist in a number of ways ..."

6. Integrating Social Science & Ecosystem Management: A National Challenge by Linda Caldwell, Shela Mou (1997)
"A reductionist approach takes a complex phenomenon and explains it in terms of ... Similarly, some ecologists argue that the traditional reductionist ..."

7. Eternal Possibilities: A Neutral Ground for Meaning and Existence by David Weissman (1977)
"But each of these reductionist programs is a failure. ... This and each of the other three reductionist programs tries to identify eternal possibilities ..."

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