1.the act of decreasing or reducing something
2.any process in which electrons are added to an atom or ion (as by removing oxygen or adding hydrogen); always occurs accompanied by oxidation of the reducing agent
3.the act of reducing complexity
詞典釋義] n. 1. 減少;削減[(+in)] 2. 縮小[(+in)] 3. 下降,降低;降級[(+to)] 4. 縮圖,縮。.. [網(wǎng)絡(luò)釋義]reduction 1.減少,降低,還原,復(fù)位 2.減少;削減 3.改編(縮編) 4.縮版;縮圖 5.歸鈉 6.減保 7.簡化 8.減數(shù) Reduction 1.壓縮,衰減,形成 2.減少 3.扣薪