Definition of "reductive" [re•duc•tive]

• Of or relating to reduction. (adjective)
• Relating to, being an instance of, or exhibiting reductionism. (adjective)
• Relating to or being an instance of reductivism. (adjective)

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• "I explained how I had arrived at the assertion that he had described as reductive: Either everything written is literature, or only some of it is."
• "This is certainly true in the case of Abelard and Ockham, whom we earlier identified as reductive realists."
• "Madonna's savoir faire as a marketer is unfailing: Her comment - she called Gaga's song "reductive"- has everyone talking about her again."