how to pronounce reduction

/ɹɪˈdʌk.ʃən/

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reduction is pronounced in three syllables

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An example use of reduction in a speech by a native speaker of british english:

“… if you have a drastic reduction in fish …”

meaning of reduction

Reduction is the act of reducing something in size or amount.

reduction frequency in english - B1 level of CEFR

the word reduction occurs in english on average 48.2 times per one million words; this frequency warrants it to be in the study list for B1 level of language mastery according to CEFR, the Common European Framework of Reference.

topics reduction can be related to

it is hard to perfectly classify words into specific topics since each word can have many context of its use, but our machine-learning models believe that reduction can be often used in the following areas:

1) communication, information, and media;

2) education, science, and technology;