HyperDic: reductionism

English > 2 senses of the word reductionism:
NOUNcognitionreductionisma theory that all complex systems can be completely understood in terms of their components
cognitionreductionismthe analysis of complex things into simpler constituents
English > reductionism: 2 senses > noun 1, cognition
MeaningA theory that all complex systems can be completely understood in terms of their components.
BroadertheoryA well-substantiated explanation of some aspect of the natural world
Spanishreduccionismo
Catalanreduccionisme
Adjectivesreductionistof or relating to the theory of reductionism
English > reductionism: 2 senses > noun 2, cognition
MeaningThe analysis of complex things into simpler constituents.
Broaderanalysis, analytic thinkingThe abstract separation of a whole into its constituent parts in order to study the parts and their relations
Spanishreduccionismo

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