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noun(reduction to the absurd) a disproof by showing that the consequences of the proposition are absurd; or a proof of a proposition by showing that its negation leads to a contradiction
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- anergy reduction or lack of an immune response to a specific antigen
- declassification reduction or removal by the government of restrictions on a classified document or weapon
- involution reduction in size of an organ or part (as in the return of the uterus to normal size after childbirth)