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Definition of reductionist adjective from the Oxford Advanced Learner's Dictionary

reductionist

adjective
 
/rɪˈdʌkʃənɪst/
 
/rɪˈdʌkʃənɪst/
(formal, often disapproving)
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  1. showing the belief that complicated things can be explained by considering them as a combination of simple parts
    • a narrow, reductionist approach to science

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