The meaning of REDUCTION is the act or process of reducing : the state of being reduced. How to use reduction in a sentence.

Example of a reduction from the boolean satisfiability problem (A ∨ B) ∧ (¬ A ∨ ¬ B ∨ ¬ C) ∧ (¬ A ∨ B ∨ C) to a vertex cover problem. The blue vertices form a minimum vertex cover, and the blue …

REDUCTION definition: 1. the act of making something, or of something becoming, smaller in size, amount, degree…. Learn more.

REDUCTION meaning: 1 : the act of making something smaller in size, amount, number, etc. the act of reducing something; 2 : an amount by which something is reduced

reduction 1. The reverse of oxidation. 2. A surgical method of restoring an original relationship, for example by manipulating bones or hernias back into the original position.

Definition of reduction noun from the Oxford Advanced Learner's Dictionary. [countable, uncountable] an act of making something less or smaller; the state of being made less or …

re•duc•tion /rɪˈdʌkʃən/ n. [uncountable] the act or process of reducing, or the state of being reduced. the amount by which something is reduced:[countable] a pay reduction of fifty …

Reduction definition: The result of reducing.

Reduction is the act of making something smaller in size or amount, or less in degree. ...a new strategic arms reduction agreement.

There are 35 meanings listed in OED's entry for the noun reduction, three of which are labelled obsolete. See ‘Meaning & use’ for definitions, usage, and quotation evidence.