Definitions

1. noun

The act or process of making something less in amount, degree, or size; the result of this process.

“The company implemented a reduction in production to meet the decreasing demand for their product.”

2. noun

A decrease or lowering of something, such as a price or a tax.

“The government announced a reduction in taxes for low-income families.”

3. noun

A process or technique used to make something smaller or less complex.

“The artist used reduction techniques to simplify the design of the painting.”

4. verb

To make something less in amount, degree, or size.

“The company will reduce its workforce by 10% to cut costs.”

5. verb

To lower or decrease something, such as a price or a tax.

“The government will reduce taxes for low-income families.”

6. noun

A process of extracting the essential elements of something, while eliminating the non-essential parts.

“The data analyst used reduction to simplify the complex data set.”