reduction
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Synonyms: seduction, deduction, eduction, reductio, reauction, redaction, induction, rejection, retection, abduction, production
Antonyms: seduction, deduction, eduction, reductio, reauction, redaction, induction, rejection, retection, abduction, production
Related words from Datamuse; suggestions, not definitions.
Noun
- The act, process, or result of [[reducing]].
- The [[amount]] or [[rate]] by which something is [[reduced]], e.g. in price.
- {{senseid|en|chemistry}}{{lb|en|chemistry}} A [[reaction]] in which [[electron]]s are [[gain]]ed and [[valence]] is reduced; often by the [[removal]] of [[oxygen]] or the [[addition]] of [[hydrogen]].
- {{lb|en|cooking}} The process of [[rapidly]] [[boiling]] a [[sauce]] to [[concentrate]] it.
- {{lb|en|mathematics}} The rewriting of an [[expression]] into a simpler form.
- {{senseid|en|compsci}} {{lb|en|algorithm|computability theory}} A [[transformation]] of one problem into another problem, such as [[mapping reduction]] or [[polynomial-time reduction]].
- {{lb|en|music}} An arrangement for a far smaller number of parties, e.g. a keyboard solo based on a full opera.
- {{lb|en|philosophy|phenomenology}} A [[philosophical]] [[procedure]] intended to reveal the objects of [[consciousness]] as [[pure]] [[phenomena]]. (See [[phenomenological reduction]].)
- {{senseid|en|fixing a dislocated joint}} {{lb|en|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).
- {{lb|en|[[paying]]}} A reduced price of something by a [[fraction]] or [[decimal]].
- {{lb|en|[[metalworking]]}} The ratio of a material's change in thickness compared to its thickness prior to [[forging]] and/or [[rolling]].
- {{lb|en|historical|Roman Catholicism}} A religious settlement created during a [[mission]] by Spanish or Portuguese colonists with the intent of evangelizing Christianity to the local population.
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