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reduced

[ ri-doost, -dyoost ]

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.



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Other Word Forms

  • ԴDz··ܳ adjective
  • ܲ·-·ܳ adjective
  • ܲ··ܳ adjective
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Word History and Origins

Origin of reduced1

First recorded in 1620–30; reduce + -ed 2
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The country's 63 provinces and municipalities are being reduced to 34, and government ministries and agencies cut from 30 to 17.

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In their decisions, Gaza’s children are reduced to collateral.

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If it had dropped to four starters, it would been reduced to 50%.

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National Education Union general secretary Daniel Kebede said Ofsted needed to "come up with a system of accountability that reduced pressure on schools".

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The order charged federal department heads with identifying funding that might be reduced or terminated in municipalities that "obstruct the enforcement of Federal immigration laws."

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