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reduction as in the act of decreasing or reducing something
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- decrease decrease in size, extent, or range; make smaller; a change downward; a process of becoming smaller or shorter ; the amount by which something decreases ; the act of decreasing or reducing something
- diminution change toward something smaller or lower ; the statement of a theme in notes of lesser duration (usually half the length of the original) ; the act of decreasing or reducing something
- step-down the act of decreasing or reducing something
reduction as in 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“
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- reducing any process in which electrons are added to an atom or ion (as by removing oxygen or adding hydrogen); loss of excess weight (as by dieting)
reduction as in the act of reducing complexity
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- simplification an explanation that omits superfluous details and reduces complexity ; elimination of superfluous details ; the act of reducing complexity