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Definisjon av reduction

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Noun
reduction - the act of reducing complexity
simplification
change the action of changing something; "the change of government had no impact on the economy"; "his change on abortion cost him the election"
reduction - 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
reducing
chemical reaction, reaction (chemistry) a process in which one or more substances are changed into others; "there was a chemical reaction of the lime with the ground water"
reduction - the act of decreasing or reducing something
decrease, diminution, step-down
step-up, increase the act of increasing something; "he gave me an increase in salary"
change of magnitude the act of changing the amount or size of something
cut an unexcused absence from class; "he was punished for taking too many cuts in his math class"
mitigation, moderation the action of lessening in severity or intensity; "the object being control or moderation of economic depressions"
lowering the act of causing something to move to a lower level
cutback a reduction in quantity or rate
devaluation the reduction of something's value or worth
devitalisation, devitalization the act of reducing the vitality of something
extenuation, palliation, mitigation to act in such a way as to cause an offense to seem less serious
alleviation, easement, easing, relief (law) the privilege of using something that is not your own (as using another's land as a right of way to your own land)
de-escalation (war) a reduction in intensity (of a crisis or a war)
minimisation, minimization the act of reducing something to the least possible amount or degree or position
depletion the act of decreasing something markedly
shortening act of decreasing in length; "the dress needs shortening"
shrinking the act of becoming less
subtraction, deduction the act of subtracting (removing a part from the whole); "he complained about the subtraction of money from their paychecks"
deflation the act of letting the air out of something
price reduction, discount, deduction the act of reducing the selling price of merchandise
rollback reducing prices back to some earlier level
weakening the act of reducing the strength of something
depreciation a decrease in price or value; "depreciation of the dollar against the yen"
contraction the act of decreasing (something) in size or volume or quantity or scope
reverse split, reverse stock split, split down a decrease in the number of outstanding shares of a corporation without changing the shareholders' equity
amortisation, amortization payment of an obligation in a series of installments or transfers
declassification reduction or removal by the government of restrictions on a classified document or weapon
tax shelter, shelter a way of organizing business to reduce the taxes it must pay on current earnings
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Substantiv
reduction - The act, process, or result of reducing.
reduction - The amount or rate by which something is reduced, e. g. in price.
reduction - A reaction in which electrons are gained and valence is reduced; often by the removal of oxygen or the addition of hydrogen.
reduction - The process of rapidly boiling a sauce to concentrate it.
reduction - The rewriting of an expression into a simpler form.
reduction - A transformation of one problem into another problem, such as mapping reduction or polynomial reduction.
reduction - An arrangement for a far smaller number of parties, e. g. a keyboard solo based on a full opera.
reduction - A philosophical procedure intended to reveal the objects of consciousness as pure phenomena.
reduction - A medical procedure to restore a fracture or dislocation to the correct alignment.

OmegaWiki Dictionary Ω

  • reduction
    Chemical reaction in which an element gains an electron.
  • reduction
    Act of reducing a quantity or a number.
  • reduction
    The amount by which something is reduced.
  • reduction
    The process of thickening a liquid mixture such as a sauce by evaporation
  • reduction
    The act of abating or the state of being abated.

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