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undersimplification

undersimplification noun: incomplete simplification.

Noun

undersimplification (countable and uncountable, plural undersimplifications)

  1. Incomplete simplification
    • Both oversimplification (e.g., explanatory variables are incomplete) and undersimplification (e.g., explanatory variables are redundant) of reality can lead to trustless explanation and unfaithful prediction.2016 January 23, “Spatial Autocorrelation Approaches to Testing Residuals from Least Squares Regression”, in PLOS ONE, →DOI

Forms of undersimplification

pluralundersimplifications

Origin of undersimplification

From under- + simplification.

Questions about undersimplification

What does undersimplification mean?
Undersimplification means incomplete simplification.
What part of speech is undersimplification?
Undersimplification is a noun.
What is the plural of undersimplification?
The plural of undersimplification is undersimplifications.

Words near undersimplification in the dictionary

  1. undersigners
  2. undersigning
  3. undersigns
  4. undersill
  5. undersills
  6. undersimplification
  7. undersimplifications
  8. undersincere
  9. undersing
  10. undersinging
  11. undersings

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