Definition of Reduction

Noun: reduction  ri'dúk-shun

1. The act of decreasing or reducing something
   - decrease, diminution, step-down
    
2. 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
    
3. The act of reducing complexity
   - simplification

See also:
reductio
reductional

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