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REDUCTIONIST
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Dictionary entry overview: What does reductionist mean?
• REDUCTIONIST (adjective)
The adjective REDUCTIONIST has 1 sense:
1. of or relating to the theory of reductionism
Familiarity information: REDUCTIONIST used as an adjective is very rare.
Dictionary entry details
Sense 1
Meaning:
Of or relating to the theory of reductionism
Classified under:
Relational adjectives (pertainyms)
Context example:
reductionist arguments
Pertainym:
reductionism (a theory that all complex systems can be completely understood in terms of their components)
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