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Reduction

Meaning

Noun

The
, process, or result of reducing.
The amount or rate by which something is
, e.g. in price.
In Chemistry:
A
in which
are
and
is
; often by the
of
or the
of hydrogen.
In Cooking:
The process of
a
to
it.
In Mathematics:
The
of an
into a
form.
a
of one problem into another problem, such as
or
.
In Music:
An
for a far
number of
, e.g. a
based on a
opera.
In Medicine:
A
to
a
or
to the
, usually with a
approach but sometimes with an
approach (surgery).
A
price of something by a
or decimal.
The
of a material's change in
to its
rolling.
Sourced from
Wiktionary

Origin

reduction
English
arrow
reduccion
Middle English (1100-1500)
arrow
reducion
Old French (842-ca. 1400)
arrow
reductio
Latin
arrow
reduco
Latin
Sourced from
Etym
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