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Noun reduction has 3 senses
- decrease, diminution, reduction, step-down - the act of decreasing or reducing something
--1 is a kind of change of magnitude
--1 has particulars: | | cut; moderation; lowering; cutback; devaluation; devitalization, devitalisation; extenuation, mitigation, palliation; easing, easement, alleviation, relief; de-escalation; minimization, minimisation; depletion; shortening; shrinking; subtraction, deduction; deflation; discount, price reduction, deduction; rollback; weakening; depreciation; contraction; reverse split, reverse stock split, split down; amortization, amortisation; declassification; tax shelter, shelter; tax credit |
- reduction, reducing - 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
--2 is a kind of chemical reaction, reaction
- reduction, simplification - the act of reducing complexity
--3 is a kind of change
--3 has particulars: schematization, schematisation
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