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Definition of simplification noun from the Oxford Advanced Learner's Dictionary

simplification

noun
 
/ˌsɪmplɪfɪˈkeɪʃn/
 
/ˌsɪmplɪfɪˈkeɪʃn/
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  1. [uncountable, singular] the process of making something easier to do or understand
    • Complaints have led to (a) simplification of the rules.
    Oxford Collocations Dictionaryadjective
    • considerable
    • gross
    • radical
    verb + simplification
    • make
    preposition
    • simplification in
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  2. [countable] the thing that results when you make a problem, statement, system, etc. easier to understand or do
    • A number of simplifications have been made to the taxation system.
    Oxford Collocations Dictionaryadjective
    • considerable
    • gross
    • radical
    verb + simplification
    • make
    preposition
    • simplification in
    See full entry
  3. compare oversimplification
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