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10 Language-to-English DictionariesReductionism
/rɪˈdʌk.ʃən.ɪ.zəm/Comprehensive Definitions & Senses
2 senses- 1
The practice of analyzing and describing a complex phenomenon in terms of its simple or fundamental constituents, especially when this is held to provide a sufficient explanation.
"Critics argue that biological reductionism fails to account for the emergent properties of living ecosystems." - 2
The oversimplification of a complex idea, issue, or condition to make it easier to understand.
"His argument suffered from a dangerous reductionism that ignored the historical context of the conflict."
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Linguistic Origin & Historical Etymology
Derived from the English verb 'reduce', stemming from Latin 'reducere' (to lead back, bring back), combined with the philosophical suffix '-ism'. It emerged in the early 20th century within the philosophy of science to describe the methodological practice of breaking complex systems down to simpler components.
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10 Global Lexicons: How "Reductionism" is said worldwide
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réductionnisme
Transliteration: /ʁe.dyk.sjɔ.nism/
"Le réductionnisme en science peut parfois masquer des interactions complexes."
Reduktionismus
Transliteration: /ʁedʊktsiˈoːnɪsmʊs/
"Der Reduktionismus versucht, komplexe Systeme auf ihre Grundbausteine zu erklären."
riduzionismo
Transliteration: /riduttsjoˈnizmo/
"Il riduzionismo filosofico è stato ampiamente dibattuto nel ventesimo secolo."
reduccionismo
Transliteration: /re.ðuk.joˈnis.mo/
"El reduccionismo ignora a menudo la complejidad de los fenómenos sociales."
reducionismo
Transliteration: /ʁe.du.si.ˈu.niʒ.mu/
"O reducionismo científico limita a compreensão de certas doenças mentais."
अपचयनवाद
Transliteration: apachayanvaad
"वैज्ञानिक विश्लेषण में अपचयनवाद अक्सर बहुत उपयोगी होता है।"
还原论
Transliteration: huán yuán lùn
"还原论是科学哲学中的一个重要概念。"
환원주의
Transliteration: hwan-won-ju-ui
"현대 생물학은 종종 환원주의적 접근법을 비판합니다."
還元主義
Transliteration: kangen shugi
"還元主義は複雑な現象を単純な要素に分けて理解しようとする手法です。"
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