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reductionist
[ ri-duhk-shuh-nist ]
adjective
- based on or explained by an analysis of the simplest or most basic factors of a complex phenomenon:
A reductionist experiment is essential to isolating the impact of a single variable on the ecosystem as a whole.
- simplistic to the point of minimizing, obscuring, or distorting a complex idea, issue, or condition:
Both stories describe the same reality, but your reductionist version fails to capture the full truth.
noun
- a person who believes that everything can be explained by reducing complex ideas or issues to their simplest component parts:
To reductionists, all other worldviews are unscientific and sloppy, so they often choose to ignore evidence from observational studies.
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Other Words From
- re·duc·tion·is·tic [ri-duhk-sh, uh, -, nis, -tik], adjective
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Word History and Origins
Origin of reductionist1
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