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reductionism
OXFORD DICTIONARY
reductionism, n.
1 the tendency to or principle of analysing complex things into simple constituents.
2 often derog. the doctrine that a system can be fully understood in terms of its isolated parts, or an idea in terms of simple concepts.
1 the tendency to or principle of analysing complex things into simple constituents.
2 often derog. the doctrine that a system can be fully understood in terms of its isolated parts, or an idea in terms of simple concepts.
Derivative
reductionist n. reductionistic adj.
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