Reduction
[rɪ'dʌkʃ(ə)n] or [rɪ'dʌkʃən]
Definition
(noun.) the act of reducing complexity.
(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.
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Definition
(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.
(n.) The act or process of reducing. See Reduce, v. t., 6. and To reduce an equation, To reduce an expression, under Reduce, v. t.
(v. t.) The correction of observations for known errors of instruments, etc.
(v. t.) The preparation of the facts and measurements of observations in order to deduce a general result.
(v. t.) The process of making a copy of something, as a figure, design, or draught, on a smaller scale, preserving the proper proportions.
(v. t.) The bringing of a syllogism in one of the so-called imperfect modes into a mode in the first figure.
(v. t.) The act, process, or result of reducing; as, the reduction of iron from its ores; the reduction of aldehyde from alcohol.
(v. t.) The operation of restoring a dislocated or fractured part to its former place.
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Synonyms and Synonymous
n. [1]. Conversion, resolution, transmutation.[2]. Diminution, contraction, decrease, abridgment, lessening, retrenchment, abatement, decrement, curtailment, lowering.[3]. Depression, detrusion, abasement, lowering.[4]. Subjugation, conquest, mastery, subdual, victory over.[5]. (Math.) Resolution, solution.
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Synonyms and Antonyms
SYN:Diminution, contraction, decrease, abatement,[See ABRIDGMENT]
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Examples
- But our manufacturers were not long satisfied with this reduction: by the 29th of the same king, chap. Adam Smith. An Inquiry into the Nature and Causes of the Wealth of Nations.
- Vaporisation, absorption, compression or reduction of atmospheric pressure are the principal methods of producing cold. William Henry Doolittle. Inventions in the Century.
- This was a reduction from $23. Frank Lewis Dyer. Edison, His Life and Inventions.
- A sensible reduction of temperature is instantly noticeable. Edward W. Byrn. The Progress of Invention in the Nineteenth Century.
- This state of the eyes is probably due to gradual reduction from disuse, but aided perhaps by natural selection. Charles Darwin. On the Origin of Species by Means of Natural Selection.
- All over the oceans there was the same reduction in the time and the same increase in the certainty of human communications. H. G. Wells. The Outline of History_Being a Plain History of Life and Mankind.
- None of these articles, therefore, seem to admit of any considerable reduction of expense. Adam Smith. An Inquiry into the Nature and Causes of the Wealth of Nations.
- Even this small reduction of debt, however, has not been all made from the savings out of the ordinary revenue of the state. Adam Smith. An Inquiry into the Nature and Causes of the Wealth of Nations.
- In the case of the Crane trial there was a reduction from 30 per cent. Frank Lewis Dyer. Edison, His Life and Inventions.
- There was a crisis when Gerald was a boy, when the Masters' Federation closed down the mines because the men would not accept a reduction. D. H. Lawrence. Women in Love .
- Not this, but the subtle thrills of extreme sensation in reduction. D. H. Lawrence. Women in Love .
- The modern trend of development in firearms has been toward the reduction of calibre, the standard for small arms being 30/100. Edward W. Byrn. The Progress of Invention in the Nineteenth Century.
- There were people who were crying aloud for a reduction of armaments---- (But there the Director of Trench Warfare and Supplies was wrong. H. G. Wells. The Outline of History_Being a Plain History of Life and Mankind.
- There may, however, have been some small improvements in both, which may have occasioned some reduction of price. Adam Smith. An Inquiry into the Nature and Causes of the Wealth of Nations.
- This increase in output, of course, means a reduction in the cost of labor and of general expenses. Frank Lewis Dyer. Edison, His Life and Inventions.
- Reductions about one-half. Various. The Wonder Book of Knowledge.
- Too much stress must not be laid upon these striking reductions in the time distances of one place from another. H. G. Wells. The Outline of History_Being a Plain History of Life and Mankind.
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