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In
mathematics
, reduction is the process of manipulating a series of equations or matrix into a desired 'simpler' format.
In
cooking
, reduction is the process of thickening a liquid mixture such as a sauce by evaporation.
In
chemistry
, reduction is the reverse of
oxidation
, i.e. the formal
oxidation state
of an atom (independent or within a
molecule
) is reduced by the addition of electrons. A
reduced gas
is thus
hydrogen
-rich.
In
philosophy
,
reduction
is the process of explaining one phenomenon in terms of another.
In
linguistics
,
reduction
is to shorten the pronounciation of a word. e.g. wanna, lemme, gimme.
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