reductionism
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/rɪˈdʌkʃənɪzəm/
🇬🇧
/rɪˈdʌkʃənɪzəm/
noun
R
The idea that complex things can be understood by breaking them down into simpler parts.
Critics of reductionism argue that it oversimplifies the complexity of human behavior.
translation
The idea that complex things can be understood by breaking them down into simpler parts.
Word Forms
Plural
reductionisms