A reduction in the level of some property with distance, especially the amplitude of a wave or the strength of a signal.
The reduction of the active principles of medicines to minute doses.
The tapering of a leaf etc to a fine point.
A weakening in the virulence of a pathogen or other microorganism.
A fabrication process in which a material is stretched out into a thin shape.
The proportion of sugar that is converted to ethanol by a yeast.
A gradual diminishing of strength.
The amount or rate by which something is reduced, e.g. in price.
a transformation of one problem into another problem, such as mapping reduction or polynomial reduction.
An arrangement for a far smaller number of parties, e.g. a keyboard solo based on a full opera.
A reduced price of something by a fraction or decimal.
The act, process, or result of reducing.
A reaction in which electrons are gained and valence is reduced; often by the removal of oxygen or the addition of hydrogen.
The rewriting of an expression into a simpler form.
The process of rapidly boiling a sauce to concentrate it.
A philosophical procedure intended to reveal the objects of consciousness as pure phenomena. (See phenomenological reduction.)
The ratio of a material's change in thickness compared to its thickness prior to forging and/or rolling.
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).