Definition of Reduction

1. Noun. The act of decreasing or reducing something.


2. Noun. Any process in which electrons are added to an atom or ion (as by removing oxygen or adding hydrogen); always occurs accompanied by oxidation of the reducing agent.
Exact synonyms: Reducing
Generic synonyms: Chemical Reaction, Reaction
Derivative terms: Reduce

3. Noun. The act of reducing complexity.
Exact synonyms: Simplification
Generic synonyms: Change
Specialized synonyms: Schematisation, Schematization
Derivative terms: Reduce, Simplify

Definition of Reduction

1. n. The act of reducing, or state of being reduced; conversion to a given state or condition; diminution; conquest; as, the reduction of a body to powder; the reduction of things to order; the reduction of the expenses of government; the reduction of a rebellious province.

Definition of Reduction

1. Noun. The act, process, or result of reducing. ¹

2. Noun. The amount or rate by which something is reduced, e.g. in price. ¹

3. Noun. (chemistry) A reaction in which electrons are gained and valence is reduced; often by the removal of oxygen or the addition of hydrogen. ¹

4. Noun. (cooking) The process of rapidly boiling a sauce to concentrate it. ¹

5. Noun. (mathematics) The rewriting of an expression into a simpler form. ¹

6. Noun. (context: computability theory) a transformation of one problem into another problem, such as mapping reduction or polynomial reduction. ¹

7. Noun. (music) An arrangement for a far smaller number of parties, e.g. a keyboard solo based on a full opera. ¹

8. Noun. (philosophy phenomenology) A philosophical procedure intended to reveal the objects of consciousness as pure phenomena. (See phenomenological reduction.) ¹

¹ Source: wiktionary.com

Definition of Reduction

1. [n -S]

Medical Definition of Reduction

1. The correction of a fracture, dislocation or hernia. This entry appears with permission from the Dictionary of Cell and Molecular Biology (11 Mar 2008)

Lexicographical Neighbors of Reduction

reducing sugars
reducing valve
reduct
reductant
reductants
reductase
reductases
reducted
reductibilities
reductibility
reductic acid
reducting
reductio
reductio ad Hitlerum
reductio ad absurdum
reduction
reduction division
reduction gear
reduction in force
reduction mammaplasty
reduction nucleus
reduction potential
reduction to the absurd
reductional
reductionism
reductionisms

Literary usage of Reduction

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

1. Bulletin by Mysore Geologists' Association (1918)
"Reduction by Silicon Carbide. This process was patented by FM Becket in 1907. The process involves the reduction in two stages, the first by carbon and the ..."

2. Journal of the American Chemical Society by American Chemical Society (1914)
"In carrying out the reduction with zinc, it is not always practicable to completely dissolve ... Since the reduction can be carried out at room temperature, ..."

3. Energy Policies of IEA Countries by IEA Staff (2003)
"Breakdown of Japan's 6% Emissions Reduction Objective1 Sector/source2 Breakdown Estimated emissions Contribution to 6% (change from 1990 levels) reduction ..."

4. Environmental Performance Reviews by Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development, United Nations Economic Commission for Europe. Committee on Environmental Policy (2006)
"... 5.8 Voluntary agreements on reduction ol C0;. emissions. ... reduction m C0: emissions of 23.8 ... tonnes by 2005. ci Reduction target by 2015. ..."

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