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reducible

adjective

Meaning

Capable of being brought to a simpler or smaller form, or of being analyzed into constituent parts.

Examples

The artist's elaborate design was ultimately reducible to a few basic geometric shapes.
Scientists are trying to determine if consciousness is reducible to mere brain activity.

Synonyms: simplifiable, resolvable, analyzable, decomposable

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reducible (C1)

adjective

Pronunciation: /rɪˈdjuːsəbəl/

Definition

Capable of being brought to a simpler or smaller form, or of being analyzed into constituent parts.

Examples

The artist's elaborate design was ultimately reducible to a few basic geometric shapes.
Scientists are trying to determine if consciousness is reducible to mere brain activity.
For the sake of clarity, the long report was reducible to a two-page summary.

How to Use reducible

reducible to (prepositional phrase): Capable of being simplified or explained in terms of something else. — "All matter is ultimately reducible to fundamental particles."

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