Definition of "reductionist" [reductionist]

• Of, or relating to reductionism (adjective)
• An advocate of reductionism (noun)

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• "However, if we allow ourselves to be bogged down in reductionist bickering or sidetracked by provisional arguments, we do a shameful disservice to the children."
• "If I may trade in reductionist stereotypes for a split-second, we like our melodrama here on the subcontinent."
• "This is called reductionist science for a very good and obvious reason."