production vs reduction

production

noun
  • A rewrite rule specifying a symbol substitution that can be recursively performed to generate new symbol sequences. (More information on Wikipedia.) 

  • The presentation of a theatrical work. 

  • The act of bringing something forward, out, etc., for use or consideration. 

  • The act of producing, making or creating something. 

  • The environment where finished code runs, as opposed to staging or development. 

  • Writing viewed as the process of producing a text in any medium (written, spoken, signed, multimodal, nonverbal), consisting of several steps such as conceptualization, formulation, expression and revision. 

  • The act of being produced. 

  • Written documents produced in support of the action or defence. 

  • An occasion or activity made more complicated than necessary. 

  • An extension or protrusion. 

  • The act of lengthening out or prolonging. 

  • That which is manufactured or is ready for manufacturing in volume (as opposed to a prototype or conceptual model). 

  • The total amount produced. 

reduction

noun
  • The rewriting of an expression into a simpler form. 

  • 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. 

  • The amount or rate by which something is reduced, e.g. in price. 

  • A reaction in which electrons are gained and valence is reduced; often by the removal of oxygen or the addition of hydrogen. 

  • 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). 

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