reductionism

rɪˈdʌkʃəˌnɪzəm

Definition

Definition of reductionism - Reverso English Dictionary

Noun

philosophy

TECH.

idea that complex things are explained by their simplest parts

TECH.

Reductionism says the mind can be explained by brain activity.

atomism

simplification

data analysis

TECH.

method to analyze complex data into simpler parts

TECH.

Reductionism is used in breaking down economic models.

decomposition

dissection

simplification

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Origin of reductionism

English, reduce + ism (doctrine)

Terms with reductionism included in their meaning

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reductionist

advocate

person who supports reductionism

economism

economic reductionism

reduction of all social facts to economic dimensions

Examples of reductionism in a sentence

Reductionism is common in scientific explanations.
Reductionism simplifies the study of complex systems.
In biology, reductionism helps in understanding cellular processes.

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French:réductionnisme, ...
German:Reduktionismus, ...
Italian:riduzionismo, ...
Spanish:reduccionismo, ...
Portuguese:reduccionismo, reducionismo, ...
Chinese:还原论, ...
Japanese:還元主義, リダクショニズム, ...
Arabic:اختزالية, الِاخْتِزَالِيَّة, ...
Hebrew:רֵדוּקְצְיוֹנִיזְם, ...
Russian:редукционизм, ...
Ukrainian:редукціонізм, спрощення, ...
Hindi:घटकवाद, सर्वनाशवाद, ...
Bengali:অংশবিশ্লেষণবাদ, হ্রাসবাদ, ...
Catalan:reduccionisme, ...
Czech:redukcionismus, ...
Danish:reduktionisme, forenkling, ...
Dutch:reductionisme, ...
Greek:αναγωγισμός, ...
Hungarian:redukcionizmus, leegyszerűsítő szemlélet, ...
Khmer:ទស្សនៈកាត់បន្ថយនិយម, និយមបំបែកជាផ្នែកតូច, ...
Korean:환원주의, 단순화 방법, ...
Persian:تقلیل‌گرایی, کاهش‌گرایی, ...
Polish:redukcjonizm, ...
Portuguese (BR):reducionismo, ...
Romanian:reducționism, analiză reducționistă, ...
Swedish:reduktionism, ...
Thai:รีดักชันนิสม์, การลดรูป, ...
Turkish:indirgemecilik, ...
Vietnamese:chủ nghĩa giản lược, phân tích giản lược, ...

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