reduction division
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～ (genetics) cell division that produces reproductive cells in sexually reproducing organisms; the nucleus divides into four nuclei each containing half the chromosome number (leading to gametes in animals and spores in plants)
reduction gear
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～ gearing that reduces an input speed to a slower output speed
reduction
— Noun
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～ the act of decreasing or reducing something
reduction
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～ 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
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～ the act of reducing complexity
reductionism
— Noun
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～ the analysis of complex things into simpler constituents
reductionism
— Noun
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～ a theory that all complex systems can be completely understood in terms of their components
reductionist
— Adjective
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～ of or relating to the theory of reductionism; "reductionist arguments"
reductive
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～ characterized by or causing diminution or curtailment; "their views of life were reductive and depreciatory" - R.H.Rovere
reductivism
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～ an art movement in sculpture and painting that began in the 1950s and emphasized extreme simplification of form and color
redundance
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～ the attribute of being superfluous and unneeded; "the use of industrial robots created redundancy among workers"
redundancy
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～ repetition of an act needlessly
redundancy
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～ (electronics) a system design that duplicates components to provide alternatives in case one component fails
redundancy check
— Noun
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～ a system of checking for errors in computer functioning
redundancy
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～ repetition of messages to reduce the probability of errors in transmission
redundancy
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～ the attribute of being superfluous and unneeded; "the use of industrial robots created redundancy among workers"
redundant
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～ repetition of same sense in different words; "`a true fact' and `a free gift' are pleonastic expressions"; "the phrase `a beginner who has just started' is tautological"; "at the risk of being redundant I return to my original proposition"- J.B.Conant
redundant
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～ more than is needed, desired, or required; "trying to lose excess weight"; "found some extra change lying on the dresser"; "yet another book on heraldry might be thought redundant"; "skills made redundant by technological advance"; "sleeping in the spare room"; "supernumerary ornamentation"; "it was supererogatory of her to gloat"; "delete superfluous (or unnecessary) words"; "extra ribs as well as other supernumerary internal parts"; "surplus cheese distributed to the needy"
reduplicate
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～ form by reduplication; "The consonant reduplicates after a short vowel"; "The morpheme can be reduplicated to emphasize the meaning of the word"
reduplicate
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～ make or do or perform again; "He could never replicate his brilliant performance of the magic trick"