Reduction

/rɪˈdʌkʃən/

Meaning & Definition

noun

the action or fact of making a specified thing smaller or less in amount, degree, or size.

The reduction in funding caused several programs to be cut.

a decrease in the quantity of something.

The city reported a significant reduction in crime rates over the past year.

the process of simplifying or minimizing something.

The reduction of complex data into easily digestible information was crucial for the presentation.

a mathematical operation that involves decreasing the value of a function or quantity.

A reduction in the fraction to its simplest form made calculations easier.

in chemistry, the process of gaining electrons or decreasing oxidation state.

The reduction of iron oxide to iron is a fundamental process in metallurgy.

From Latin 'reductio', from 'reducere', meaning to lead back.

price reduction

A decrease in the price of a product or service.

reduction in force

A permanent layoff of employees, usually for economic reasons.

size reduction

The process of making an object smaller in physical dimensions.

reduce

To make smaller or less in amount, degree, or size.

reducible

Capable of being reduced.

reductive

Tending to reduce or lessen.

Cut

They gave me a cut on my order as part of a reduction.

Break

I'm gonna break the cost down for a reduction on this deal.