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vähentäminen — meaning in English

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English meaning

  • reduction noun The act of making something smaller, or the amount by which it has been decreased.
  • subtraction noun (mathematics) The process of taking one number away from another.

Senses

vähentäminen is used for these senses in English:

  • reduction The act, process, or result of reducing.
  • subtraction (arithmetic, uncountable) The process of subtracting a number from another.

reduction — full definition

  1. noun The act of making something smaller, or the amount by which it has been decreased.
  2. noun A sauce that has been boiled down until thick and concentrated.
  3. noun A medical procedure to reset a broken bone or dislocated joint.

subtraction — full definition

  1. noun (mathematics) The process of taking one number away from another.
  2. noun A sum that involves taking one number away from another.
  3. noun The act of taking something away.
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