reduziertes

Reduziertes is a German adjective meaning "reduced" or "decreased." It is used to describe nouns that have been diminished relative to a reference state, often in technical, economic, or scientific contexts. The word derives from the verb reduzieren and its participle reduziert; when used attributively, the form changes to fit gender, number, and case. For neuter singular nouns without a definite article, the form is reduziertes (as in ein reduziertes Maß). With a definite article, the form is reduziertes or reduzierte depending on the exact inflection rules (das reduzierte Maß). In common usage the neuter form reduziertes and the feminine/plural forms reduzierten or reduzierte appear across different contexts.

In practice, reduziertes commonly appears in phrases such as reduziertes Maß (a reduced degree), reduziertes Risiko (reduced risk), reduziertes Budget or reduziertes Budget (reduced budget), reduziertes Angebot (reduced supply), and reduziertes Gewicht (reduced weight). It is frequent in economics, policy documents, engineering reports, and scientific writing where parameters or values are stated as being lower than a baseline or previous level.

See also: Reduktion, Reduktionen, reduziert. The term is mainly a descriptive qualifier indicating that a quantity, rate, or characteristic has been lowered, often as part of optimization, cost-cutting, safety adjustments, or regulatory compliance. While similar in meaning to "weniger" (less) in everyday language, reduziertes conveys a more formal, quantitative sense of change.