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REDUC'TION, n. [L. reductio.]
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.
The act or process
of reducing. See Reduce,
The
correction of observations for known errors of instruments, etc.
The process of making a copy of something,
as a figure, design, or draught, on a smaller scale, preserving the
proper proportions.
Fairholt. The bringing of a syllogism
in one of the so-called imperfect modes into a mode in the first
figure.
The act, process,
or result of reducing] as, the reduction of iron from its ores;
the reduction of aldehyde from alcohol.
The operation of restoring a
dislocated or fractured part to its former place.
Reduction ascending (Arith.), the operation of changing numbers of a lower into others of a higher denomination, as cents to dollars. -- Reduction descending (Arith.), the operation of changing numbers of a higher into others of a lower denomination, as dollars to cents. Syn. -- Diminution; decrease; abatement; curtailment; subjugation; conquest; subjection. | ||||||||