reduction

1. (countable, uncountable)The act, process, or result of reducing.

   Reduktion, Reduzierung

   уменьше́ниеumenʹšénije, сниже́ниеsnižénije, сведе́ниеsvedénije

   the act of reducing complexity

2. (countable, uncountable)The amount or rate by which something is reduced, e.g. in price.

   A 5% reduction in robberies

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

   Reduktion

   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

4. (countable, uncountable)The process of rapidly boiling a sauce to concentrate it.

5. (countable, uncountable)The rewriting of an expression into a simpler form.

6. (countable, uncountable)A transformation of one problem into another problem, such as mapping reduction or polynomial-time reduction.

   Reduktion

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

8. (countable, uncountable)A philosophical procedure intended to reveal the objects of consciousness as pure phenomena. (See phenomenological reduction.)

9. (countable, uncountable)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).

   closed reduction

   open reduction and internal fixation

10. (countable, uncountable)A reduced price of something by a fraction or decimal.

11. (countable, uncountable)The ratio of a material's change in thickness compared to its thickness prior to forging and/or rolling.

12. (countable, historical, uncountable)A religious settlement created during a mission by Spanish or Portuguese colonists with the intent of evangelizing Christianity to the local population.

    Spanish reductions in Mexico were common during the 18th century.

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3. He advocated the reduction of taxes.

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