Noun: reductionism ri'dúk-shu,ni-zum
- A theory that all complex systems can be completely understood in terms of their components
"Some argue that reductionism in psychology oversimplifies human behaviour"
- The analysis of complex things into simpler constituents
"The scientist's reductionism approach helped simplify the complex biological system"
Derived forms: reductionisms
Type of: analysis, analytic thinking, theory
Encyclopedia: Reductionism