reduced

[ ri-doost, -dyoost ]
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adjective
  1. made smaller, lower, or less; diminished: Individuals who experience depression have reduced levels of serotonin in their brains.

  2. Mathematics. noting a polynomial equation in which the second highest power is missing: The cubic equation x3− 4x + 4 = 0 is reduced.

Origin of reduced

1
First recorded in 1620–30; reduce + -ed2

Other words from reduced

  • non·re·duced, adjective
  • qua·si-re·duced, adjective
  • un·re·duced, adjective

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