reduced
Americanadjective
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made smaller, lower, or less; diminished.
Individuals who experience depression have reduced levels of serotonin in their brains.
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Mathematics. noting a polynomial equation in which the second highest power is missing.
The cubic equation x3 − 4x + 4 = 0 is reduced.
Other Word Forms
Etymology
Origin of reduced
Explanation
A reduced thing has been lessened or subtracted from. If you want to ride your bike in Italy and you’re on a budget, look for reduced airfare. For a reduced risk of injury, wear a helmet when you get there. To reduce something is to make it smaller or lessen it in some way. Therefore, anything reduced is smaller than it was before. If you’re pedaling your way through Italy and hit a giant hill, you’ll probably have reduced pedal power and go much slower. This word applies to things that are going down in degree or amount. There could be reduced pain, reduced cost, or reduced size. Anything described as reduced can also be called decreased.
Example Sentences
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Supply has also been reduced by council estate-clearance programmes, she says, which saw thousands of homes demolished from the 1990s.
From BBC ● Nov. 6, 2026
The company is preparing regulatory submissions with partner Merck for intismeran, its personalized melanoma vaccine, following late-stage study results that showed the vaccine reduced the risk of the cancer spreading or returning.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Nov. 6, 2026
People who carry APOE4 can experience reduced blood flow in certain areas of the brain years before they begin having noticeable memory difficulties.
From Science Daily ● Nov. 6, 2026
But a pardons board later halved the term, and his fine was reduced to 50 million ringgit.
From Barron's ● Nov. 6, 2026
We were, a couple of times, reduced to eating from dumps and garbage cans.
From "Mrs. Frisby and the Rats of NIMH" by Robert C. O'Brien
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