Definition of "reduction"

The act, process, or result of reducing.  quotations  examples

The amount or rate by which something is reduced, e.g. in price.  examples

(chemistry) A reaction in which electrons are gained and valence is reduced; often by the removal of oxygen or the addition of hydrogen.  examples

(cooking) The process of rapidly boiling a sauce to concentrate it.  examples

(mathematics) The rewriting of an expression into a simpler form.  examples

(computability theory) a transformation of one problem into another problem, such as mapping reduction or polynomial reduction.  examples

(music) An arrangement for a far smaller number of parties, e.g. a keyboard solo based on a full opera.  examples

(philosophy, phenomenology) A philosophical procedure intended to reveal the objects of consciousness as pure phenomena. (See phenomenological reduction.)

(medicine) A medical procedure to restore a fracture or dislocation to the correct alignment, usually with a closed approach but sometimes with an open approach (surgery).  examples

(paying) A reduced price of something by a fraction or decimal.  examples

(metalworking) The ratio of a material's change in thickness compared to its thickness prior to forging and/or rolling.  quotations  examples