Decrease vs. Reduction
Difference Between Decrease and Reduction
Decreaseverb
(intransitive) Of a quantity, to become smaller.
Reductionnoun
The act, process, or result of reducing.
Decreaseverb
(transitive) To make (a quantity) smaller.
Reductionnoun
The amount or rate by which something is reduced, e.g. in price.
A 5% reduction in robberiesDecreasenoun
An amount by which a quantity is decreased.
One research team has recorded Baishui’s decrease at about 27 meters per year over the last 10 years. File:One research team has recorded Baishui’s decrease.oggReductionnoun
(chemistry) A reaction in which electrons are gained and valence is reduced; often by the removal of oxygen or the addition of hydrogen.
Decreasenoun
(knitting) A reduction in the number of stitches, usually accomplished by suspending the stitch to be decreased from another existing stitch or by knitting it together with another stitch. See Decrease (knitting).
Reductionnoun
(cooking) The process of rapidly boiling a sauce to concentrate it.
Decreasenoun
a change downward;
there was a decrease in his temperature as the fever subsidedthere was a sharp drop-off in salesReductionnoun
(mathematics) The rewriting of an expression into a simpler form.
Decreasenoun
a process of becoming smaller or shorter
Reductionnoun
(computability theory) a transformation of one problem into another problem, such as mapping reduction or polynomial reduction.
Decreasenoun
the amount by which something decreases
Reductionnoun
(music) An arrangement for a far smaller number of parties, e.g. a keyboard solo based on a full opera.
Decreasenoun
the act of decreasing or reducing something
Reductionnoun
A philosophical procedure intended to reveal the objects of consciousness as pure phenomena. (See phenomenological reduction.)
Decreaseverb
decrease in size, extent, or range;
The amount of homework decreased towards the end of the semesterThe cabin pressure fell dramaticallyher weight fall to under a hundred poundshis voice fell to a whisperReductionnoun
(medicine) A medical procedure to restore a fracture or dislocation to the correct alignment.
Decreaseverb
make smaller;
He decreased his staffReductionnoun
the act of decreasing or reducing something
Reductionnoun
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
Reductionnoun
the act of reducing complexity
