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語源

From 中期英語 reduccion, a borrowing from Old French reducion, from Latin reductiō, reductiōnem. Equivalent to reduce +‎ -tion.

発音

• (Received Pronunciation, General American) IPA: /ɹɪˈdʌk.ʃən/
• (General Australian) IPA: /ɹɪˈdak.ʃən/
• (Malaysia, Singapore) IPA: /ɹiˈdɑk.ʃən/
• ハイフネーション: re‧duc‧tion
• 韻: -ʌkʃən

名詞

reduction (countable and uncountable, plural reductions)

1. The act, process, or result of reducing.
   • 1961 January, “The North-East London electrification of the Great Eastern Line”, in Trains Illustrated, page 18:

     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.

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

   A 5% reduction in robberies

3. (chemistry) A reaction in which electrons are gained and valence is reduced; often by the removal of oxygen or the addition of hydrogen.
4. (cooking) The process of rapidly boiling a sauce to concentrate it.
5. (mathematics) The rewriting of an expression into a simpler form.
6. (computing theory) A transformation of one problem into another problem, such as mapping reduction or polynomial-time reduction.
7. (music) An arrangement for a far smaller number of parties, e.g. a keyboard solo based on a full opera.
8. (philosophy, phenomenology) A philosophical procedure intended to reveal the objects of consciousness as pure phenomena. (See phenomenological reduction.)
9. (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).

   Synonym: taxis

   Coordinate terms: arthroplasty, arthrodesis

   closed reduction

   open reduction and internal fixation

10. (paying) A reduced price of something by a fraction or decimal.
11. (metalworking) The ratio of a material's change in thickness compared to its thickness prior to forging and/or rolling.
    • 2016, Gordon L. Robertson, Food Packaging Principles and Practice, 3rd edition, page 191:

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

12. (historical, Roman Catholicism) A religious settlement created during a mission by Spanish or Portuguese colonists with the intent of evangelizing Christianity to the local population.

    Spanish reductions in Mexico were common during the 18th century.

同意語

• (act, process, or result of reducing): decline, lessening; See also Thesaurus:diminution
• (amount by which something is reduced): extract, reduction; See also Thesaurus:decrement

反意語

• (antonym(s) of “act, process, or result of reducing”): elevation, expansion, increase, promotion; See also Thesaurus:augmentation
• (antonym(s) of “amount by which something is reduced”): addition, supplement; See also Thesaurus:adjunct
• (antonym(s) of “chemistry”): oxidation

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アナグラム

• introduce