reduccionismo

Definitions of reduccionismo
  1. noun
    the analysis of complex things into simpler constituents
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    type of:
    análisis
    the abstract separation of a whole into its constituent parts in order to study the parts and their relations
  2. noun
    a theory that all complex systems can be completely understood in terms of their components
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    type of:
    teoría
    a well-substantiated explanation of some aspect of the natural world; an organized system of accepted knowledge that applies in a variety of circumstances to explain a specific set of phenomena
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