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reduction

noun
  1. the act of reducing complexity
    “The reduction of the equation was simple.”
    simplification
  2. the act of decreasing or reducing something
    “The reduction in crime was credited to the new mayor.”
    decreasediminutionstep-down
  3. any process in which electrons are added to an atom or ion, as by removing oxygen or adding hydrogen
    “The reduction reaction replaced the chlorine atom with a hydrogen.”
    reducing