reduction Definition

reduction
noun

1. An act, instance or process of reducing; the state of being reduced.

Thesaurus: loss, decrease, cut, diminution, shrinkage, deduction, curtailment, constriction, attenuation; abridgment, condensation, summary; Antonym: increase, augmentation.
2. The amount by which something is reduced.
3a. A copy of a picture, document, etc made on a smaller scale;
3b. The action or process of making such a copy.
4. chem.
A chemical reaction that involves a reducing agent. See also oxidation.
5. historical
A settlement of S American Indians converted to Christianity by the Jesuits and governed by them.

Derivative: reductive
adj

Derivative: reductively
adverb

Derivative: reductiveness
noun