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Reductivism

noun

Definitions

Noun
  1. 1
    Extreme simplification; reduction to a minimum; use of the fewest essentials countable, uncountable
  2. 2
    an art movement in sculpture and painting that began in the 1950s and emphasized extreme simplification of form and color wordnet
  3. 3
    The view that mental states can be reduced to physical phenomena. countable, uncountable
  4. 4
    A minimalist movement in abstract painting and sculpture from the 1950s onwards. countable, uncountable
  5. 5
    A minimalist school of music with similar aims. countable, uncountable

Etymology

From reductive + -ism.

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