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| re·duc·tion [ ri dúkshən ] (plural re·duc·tions) |
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1. reducing of something: the decreasing of something in size, number, extent, degree, or intensity
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2. amount by which something is reduced: the amount by which something is made smaller or less
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3. simplification: a simplification or condensation of something
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4. smaller copy: a copy of something made on a smaller scale, e.g. a reduced photocopy
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5. cooking thickened sauce: a sauce or stock that has been thickened by boiling off some of the liquid
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6. mathematics making fraction simpler: the canceling of common factors in the numerator and denominator of a fraction
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7. mathematics decimalization of fraction: the converting of a fraction into decimal form
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8. cell biology
Same as meiosis (sense 1)
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9. chemistry chemical reaction: a chemical reaction that brings about a gain in hydrogen, a loss of oxygen, or an increase in electrons
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| [15th century. Via French< Latin reduction-< past participle of reducere (see reduce)] |
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  re·duc·tion·al adjective |
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