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								the act of decreasing or reducing something 2.
								any process in which electrons are added to an atom or ion (as by removing oxygen or adding hydrogen); always occurs accompanied by oxidation of the reducing agent
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								the act of reducing complexity
 
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		| Variations of 'reduction' |  
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		change of magnitude
									
		
									
		chemical reaction
									
		
					
		reaction |  
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