Reduction - Definition

n 1: the act of decreasing or reducing something [syn:
decrease, diminution, reduction, step-down] [ant:
increase, step-up]
2: any process in which electrons are added to an atom or ion
(as by removing oxygen or adding hydrogen); always occurs
accompanied by oxidation of the reducing agent [syn:
reduction, reducing]
3: the act of reducing complexity [syn: reduction,
simplification]