The act, process, or result of reducing.
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 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 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).
The act or operation of reaping.
Deformation by forces acting in opposite directions.
The process of making a vertical side cutting in working into a face of coal.
The act or operation of clipping with shears or a shearing machine, as the wool from sheep, or the nap from cloth.
The material cut off in this way.
The process of preparing shear steel; tilting.
The act or operation of dividing with shears.
Tending to cut or tear.