Reduktioiden
Reduktioiden is the Finnish plural/genitive of reduktio, meaning reductions. The term is used across disciplines to denote processes, methods, or results in which something is made smaller, simpler, or lower in oxidation state. Finnish academic writing uses reduktiot or reduktioiden when listing reductions such as logical, chemical, linguistic, or computational reductions.
In logic, a reductio ad absurdum is a proof method in which one assumes the opposite of
In chemistry, reduction refers to a gain of electrons and a lowering of oxidation state. It is
In linguistics, reduction describes the shortening or weakening of sounds, especially vowels in unstressed syllables, leading
In mathematics and computer science, reductions transform a problem into another form that is easier to solve,
The term comes from Latin reducere “to bring back” and was adopted into Finnish with the same