reductive

re·duc·tive  (r-dktv)

adj.

1. Of or relating to reduction.

2. Relating to, being an instance of, or exhibiting reductionism.

3. Relating to or being an instance of reductivism.

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re·ductive·ly adv.

Thesaurus

Adj.

1.

reductive - characterized by or causing diminution or curtailment; "their views of life were reductive and depreciatory" - R.H.Rovere subtractive - constituting or involving subtraction; "a subtractive correction"