reducible
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• adjective
Capable of being simplified, diminished, or converted into a smaller, simpler, or more fundamental form.
"Philosophers have long debated whether human consciousness is fully reducible to physical brain processes."
In mathematics and algebra, capable of being factored or expressed as the product of simpler polynomials or components.
"The polynomial is reducible over the real numbers because it can be factored into two linear terms."
In medicine, capable of being restored to its normal anatomical position without surgery, such as a hernia or a dislocated joint.
"The physician confirmed that the patient's inguinal hernia was easily reducible through gentle manual pressure."
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Word Origin & Etymology
Borrowed in the late 14th century from Old French reducible or directly from Late Latin reducibilis, from Latin reducere ('to lead back, bring back'), formed from re- ('back') and ducere ('to lead').