pseudoreduction
pseudoreduction noun: something that resembles a reduction but is not a true reduction.
Noun
pseudoreduction (countable and uncountable, plural pseudoreductions)
- Something that resembles a reduction but is not a true reduction.
- In Field's view, Tarski's truth characterization inherits its inadequacy as a reduction from the pseudoreductions that constitute its base clauses. Thus Field's strategy for solving the problem is to provide genuine reductions for the notions of denotation and application, […]1999, Scott Soames, Understanding Truth, page 109
- The period of tetrad formation in nuclear division.
pseudoreduction meaning in Tamil
pseudoreduction in Tamil
- போலிக்குறைப்புறுத்தம்
Forms of pseudoreduction
| plural | pseudoreductions |
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Origin of pseudoreduction
From pseudo- + reduction.
Questions about pseudoreduction
- What does pseudoreduction mean?
- Pseudoreduction means something that resembles a reduction but is not a true reduction.
- What is pseudoreduction in Tamil?
- Pseudoreduction in Tamil is போலிக்குறைப்புறுத்தம். See Pseudoreduction meaning in Tamil.
- What part of speech is pseudoreduction?
- Pseudoreduction is a noun.
- What is the plural of pseudoreduction?
- The plural of pseudoreduction is pseudoreductions.
Words near pseudoreduction in the dictionary
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