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" Some people give themselves over to their most evil desires, and those people becomes evil. But in general, it's reductive to think of evil as something foreign and separate from the rest of us. Evil is part of everyone. We all have the capacity to commit evil acts."
Bill James

Meaning of "reductive" in the English dictionary

DICTIONARY

PRONUNCIATION OF REDUCTIVE

rɪˈdʌktɪv


GRAMMATICAL CATEGORY OF REDUCTIVE

noun
adjective
verb
adverb
pronoun
preposition
conjunction
determiner
exclamation
Reductive is an adjective.
The adjective is the word that accompanies the noun to determine or qualify it.

WHAT DOES REDUCTIVE MEAN IN ENGLISH?

Definition of reductive in the English dictionary

The definition of reductive in the dictionary is holding that a complex idea, system, etc, can be completely understood in terms of its simpler parts or components.



WORDS THAT RHYME WITH REDUCTIVE

adductive · conductive · counterproductive · deductive · eductive · hypothetico-deductive · inductive · introductive · nonconductive · nondeductive · noninductive · nonproductive · nonreproductive · photoinductive · productive · reproductive · seductive · self-inductive · superconductive · unproductive

WORDS THAT BEGIN LIKE REDUCTIVE

reducer · reducibility · reducible · reducibleness · reducibly · reducing agent · reducing glass · reductant · reductase · reductio ad absurdum · reduction · reduction division · reduction formula · reductional · reductionism · reductionist · reductionistic · reductively · reductiveness · reductor

WORDS THAT END LIKE REDUCTIVE

active · addictive · alternative · attractive · collective · constrictive · cost-effective · defective · destructive · detective · directive · distinctive · effective · interactive · objective · perspective · prospective · protective · respective · selective · subjective

Synonyms and antonyms of reductive in the English dictionary of synonyms

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还原
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reductiva
570 millions of speakers
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reductive
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reductive
380 millions of speakers
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مختزلة
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восстановительное
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redutiva
270 millions of speakers
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reductive
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réductrice
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Reduktif
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reduktive
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還元
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환원
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Reductive
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khử
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தணித்துக்
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रिडाक्टीव्ह
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indirgeyici
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riduttiva
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redukcyjne
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відновне
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reductivă
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αναγωγική
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reductive
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reduktiv
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reduktiv
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Examples of use in the English literature, quotes and news about reductive

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5 QUOTES WITH «REDUCTIVE»

Famous quotes and sentences with the word reductive.
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Bill James
Some people give themselves over to their most evil desires, and those people becomes evil. But in general, it's reductive to think of evil as something foreign and separate from the rest of us. Evil is part of everyone. We all have the capacity to commit evil acts.
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Charles Jencks
Science is a victim of its own reductive metaphors: 'Big Bang,' 'selfish gene' and so on. Richard Dawkins' selfish gene fitted with the Thatcherite politics of the time. It should actually be the 'altruistic gene,' but he'd never have sold as many books with a title like that.
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Matisyahu
When a person listens to a good song, and they can look out at the world and their lives and see the dark and the light, the negative and the positive, all the different elements, all come together in one holistic poem, that is a very healing and very reductive thing, and that's what my music is about.
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Susan Minot
Minimalism has a connotation of being reductive, and not in the best way. 'Brevetist' is a better term. I'm trying to be as concise as possible and still getting across to the reader. When information is delivered in that way, it is very satisfying to me.
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Ben Okri
We have fallen into this very mean description of humanity. Naturalism in fiction is too reductive in its definition of human beings.

10 ENGLISH BOOKS RELATING TO «REDUCTIVE»

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Continuous Cohomology, Discrete Subgroups, and ...
It has been nearly twenty years since the first edition of this work.
Armand Borel, Nolan R. Wallach, 2000
2
Real reductive groups II
Real reductive groups II
Nolan R. Wallach, 1992
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Representations of Reductive Groups
This volume provides a very accessible introduction to the representation theory of reductive algebraic groups.
Roger William Carter, Meinolf Geck, 1998
4
Pseudo-reductive Groups
Researchers and graduate students working in any related area, such as algebraic geometry, algebraic group theory, or number theory, will value this book as it develops tools likely to be used in tackling other problems.
Brian Conrad, Ofer Gabber, Gopal Prasad, 2010
5
Philosophy and Neuroscience: A Ruthlessly Reductive Account
Bickle develops all scientific and philosophical concepts in detail, making this book accessible to specialists, graduate students, and advanced undergraduates in either philosophy or the empirical brain and cognitive sciences.
J. Bickle, 2003
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Unitary Representations of Reductive Lie Groups
This book is an expanded version of the Hermann Weyl Lectures given at the Institute for Advanced Study in January 1986.
David A. Vogan, 1987
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Abelian Galois Cohomology of Reductive Groups
In this volume, a new function H 2/ab (K, G) of abelian Galois cohomology is introduced from the category of connected reductive groups G over a field K of characteristic 0 to the category of abelian groups.
Mikhail Borovoi, 1998
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Finite Reductive Groups: Related Structures and Representations
It has become one of the most active fields of contemporary mathematics. The present volume reflects the richness of the work of experts gathered at an international conference held in Luminy.
Marc Cabanes, 1997
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Reductive Subgroups of Exceptional Algebraic Groups
The authors of this book investigate the subgroups of certain types of simple algebraic groups and obtain a complete description of all those subgroups which are themselves simple.
Martin W. Liebeck, Gary M. Seitz, 1996
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Nickel-catalyzed Diastereoselective Reductive Coupling Reactions
Ni-catalyzed aldehyde/alkyne reductive coupling reactions provide allylic alcohols, which are general substructures of in many class of natural products.
Kanicha Sa-ei, 2007

10 NEWS ITEMS WHICH INCLUDE THE TERM «REDUCTIVE»

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Game Development as a Reductive Practice: The Beautiful …
In an era of feature creep and feature glut, what Her Story shows us is that by reducing a game to a singular activity that one can still create a surprisingly ... «PopMatters, Jul 15»
2
Broad City stars: 'Comparing us to Girls is reductive'
Broad City stars Ilana Glazer and Abbi Jacobson shared their secrets of fame in the era of Facebook on Monday at Internet Week New York. On a panel ... «The Guardian, May 15»
3
Madonna Shades Beyoncé: 'Demure' Is the New 'Reductive'
“Well, I haven't met Obama. He probably thinks I'm too shocking to be invited to the White House. If I was a little bit more demure. If I was just married to Jay Z…”. «Celebuzz, Mar 15»
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Onoway school mural reveals reductive thinking
Did you hear about the controversy at Onoway Junior-Senior High School in Alberta? A student painted a salacious mural on a wall inside the school, depicting ... «Mayerthorpe Freelancer, Feb 15»
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'HTGAWM' Star Jack Falahee Says Questions About His Sexuality …
... who, at this point, media outlets have assumed he's straight though he's never been blatantly asked -- but he says questions about sexuality are “reductive.”. «Entertainment Tonight, Feb 15»
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White wine meets its match
These sulphide notes are associated with “reductive” winemaking, in which wines ... seeking to emulate the reductive 'struck-match' characters found in so many ... «Financial Times, Jan 15»
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Charlie Hebdo: stop pointing fingers and drop the reductive approach
The most sobering analysis on the Charlie Hebdo attacks came from Gary Younge as he warned the international community of the dangers of polarized debate ... «Open Democracy, Jan 15»
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UM museum showcases 2 generations of women minimalists
Those issues are front and center in "Reductive Minimalism: Women Artists in Dialogue, 1960-2014," a tightly focused, lucid and drop-dead gorgeous exhibition ... «Detroit Free Press, Jan 15»
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The year that news broke: 14 reductive ways to define 2014
Yet there's no way 2014 can be dismissed with such a single, reductive statement. Surely it would take at least 14 of them. So here are some suggestions for ... «A.V. Club DC, Dec 14»
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Reductive stereotypes stifle middle aged women
When former first daughter Chelsea Clinton gave birth to her first child in September, headlines circulated about everything from the significance of the infant's ... «Berkeley Beacon, Oct 14»
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