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reduction in WordNet English dictionary
noun
the act of decreasing or reducing something
decrease
diminution
reduction
step-down
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
reduction
reducing
the act of reducing complexity
reduction
simplification
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