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reductivism

reductivism noun: extreme simplification; reduction to a minimum; use of the fewest essentials.

Noun

reductivism (countable and uncountable, plural reductivisms)

  1. Extreme simplification; reduction to a minimum; use of the fewest essentials
    Synonyms:
    minimalism
  2. The view that mental states can be reduced to physical phenomena.
  3. A minimalist movement in abstract painting and sculpture from the 1950s onwards.
  4. A minimalist school of music with similar aims.

Synonyms of reductivism

Forms of reductivism

pluralreductivisms

Origin of reductivism

From reductive + -ism.

Questions about reductivism

What does reductivism mean?
Reductivism means extreme simplification; reduction to a minimum; use of the fewest essentials.
What part of speech is reductivism?
Reductivism is a noun.
What is the plural of reductivism?
The plural of reductivism is reductivisms.

Words near reductivism in the dictionary

  1. reductive
  2. reductively
  3. reductiveness
  4. reductivenesses
  5. reductives
  6. reductivism
  7. reductivisms
  8. reductivist
  9. reductivistic
  10. reductivistically
  11. reductivists

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