English Dictionary

reduction

/ɹɪˈdʌkʃən/

noun

The act, process, or result of reducing. / The amount or rate by which something is reduced, e.g. in price.

The reduction in greenhouse gas emissions is crucial for combating climate change.

意味（1）

The act, process, or result of reducing.

With the cutting out of the previous recovery times for electrification work, curtailment of station times and acceleration, considerable reductions have been made in the overall schedules.

意味（2）

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

A 5% reduction in robberies

意味（3）

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

意味（4）

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

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

意味（6）

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

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

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

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(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).

closed reduction

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

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

The final stage of thickness reduction (typically 90% from about 2mm to <0.2mm) is carried out by cold rolling.