REDUCT
Re*duct" (r*dkt"), v. t.. Etym: [L.reductus, p. p. of reducere. See
Reduce.]
Defn: To reduce. [Obs.] W. Warde.
REDUCTIBILITY
Re*duc`ti*bil"i*ty (r*dk`t*bl"*t), n.
Defn: The quality of being reducible; reducibleness.
REDUCTION
Re*duc"tion (r*dk"shn), n. Etym: [F. réduction, L. reductio. See
Reduce.]
1. 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.
2. (Arith. & Alq.)
Defn: The act or process of reducing. See Reduce, v. t., 6. and To reduce an equation, To reduce an expression, under Reduce, v. t.
3. (Astron.) (a) The correction of observations for known errors of instruments, etc. (b) The preparation of the facts and measurements of observations in order to deduce a general result.
4. The process of making a copy of something, as a figure, design, or draught, on a smaller scale, preserving the proper proportions. Fairholt.