English noun: reduction |
1. | reduction (act) the act of decreasing or reducing something |
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| Synonyms | decrease, diminution, step-down |
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| Broader (hypernym) | change of magnitude |
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| Narrower (hyponym) | alleviation, amortisation, amortization, contraction, cut, cutback, de-escalation, declassification, deduction, deduction, deflation, depletion, depreciation, devaluation, devitalisation, devitalization, discount, easement, easing, extenuation, lowering, minimisation, minimization, mitigation, mitigation, moderation, palliation, price reduction, relief, reverse split, reverse stock split, rollback, shelter, shortening, shrinking, split down, subtraction, tax credit, tax shelter, weakening |
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| Antonyms | step-up, increase |
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2. | reduction (process) 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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| Synonyms | reducing |
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| Broader (hypernym) | chemical reaction, reaction |
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3. | reduction (act) the act of reducing complexity |
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| Synonyms | simplification |
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| Broader (hypernym) | change |
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| Narrower (hyponym) | schematisation, schematization |
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