reducible

Meanings

1. 1adjectivenot comparable

   Able to be made smaller, simpler, or brought under control.

   Grammar: Used after a linking verb like 'be' or 'seem', or before a noun: 'a reducible problem'.

   Patterns

   • reducible to something
   • be reducible

   The problem is reducible to a few simple steps.

   Her fear was reducible to a single bad experience.

   The data is reducible to a few key numbers.

2. 2adjectivenot comparablemathematics

   In mathematics, able to be simplified or written in a simpler form.

   Grammar: Used mainly in mathematics and logic, often with 'to'.

   Patterns

   • reducible to something

   This fraction is reducible to one half.

   The equation is reducible to a linear form.

   Not every fraction is reducible.

Common combinations

reducible to

The argument is reducible to a single claim.

reducible form

The equation has a reducible form.

reducible problem

This is a reducible problem for the team.

economically reducible

The costs are economically reducible.

Synonyms and how they differ

simplifiable

Focuses on making something easier to understand; reducible is more about making it smaller or less complex.

diminishable

Means able to be made smaller in size or amount; reducible is broader and often used in technical contexts.

Opposites

Word family

reduce verb

To make something smaller or simpler.

reduction noun

The act of making something smaller or the amount by which it is made smaller.

reducibility noun

The quality of being reducible.

Practice

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