Definitions for the word "reduction" from multiple English dictionaries.
1. n.
The act of reducing, or state of being reduced; conversion to a given state or condition; diminution; conquest; as, the reduction of a body to powder; the reduction of things to order; the reduction of the expenses of government; the reduction of a rebellious province.
Source: The 1913 Webster Unabridged Dictionary, 1913
2. n.
The act or process of reducing. See Reduce, v. t., 6. and To reduce an equation, To reduce an expression, under Reduce, v. t.
Source: The 1913 Webster Unabridged Dictionary, 1913
3. v. t.
The correction of observations for known errors of instruments, etc.
Source: The 1913 Webster Unabridged Dictionary, 1913
4. v. t.
The preparation of the facts and measurements of observations in order to deduce a general result.
Source: The 1913 Webster Unabridged Dictionary, 1913
5. v. t.
The process of making a copy of something, as a figure, design, or draught, on a smaller scale, preserving the proper proportions.
Source: The 1913 Webster Unabridged Dictionary, 1913
6. v. t.
The bringing of a syllogism in one of the so-called imperfect modes into a mode in the first figure.
Source: The 1913 Webster Unabridged Dictionary, 1913
7. v. t.
The act, process, or result of reducing; as, the reduction of iron from its ores; the reduction of aldehyde from alcohol.
Source: The 1913 Webster Unabridged Dictionary, 1913
8. v. t.
The operation of restoring a dislocated or fractured part to its former place.
Source: The 1913 Webster Unabridged Dictionary, 1913
9. n.
1 reducing or being reduced. 2 amount by which prices etc. Are reduced. 3 smaller copy of a picture etc. reductive adj.
Source: Oxford English Dictionary, 1884
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