reductionist
adjective/rɪˈdʌkʃənɪst/
/rɪˈdʌkʃənɪst/
(formal, often disapproving)- showing the belief that complicated things can be explained by considering them as a combination of simple parts
- a narrow, reductionist approach to science
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