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simplification

simplification

13 3.6
Making something less complicated so it is easier to understand
  • noun
  • /ˌsɪmplɪfɪˈkeɪʃən/
translation icon : simplificación
  • The Phantom dataset is composed of objects that are a simplification of the actual trabecular bone structures, thus presenting different characteristics.
  • simplification processes
  • radical simplification
  • phonological simplification

I you know, if you know people personally, then that kind of gross simplification seems strange.

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Examples

  • Of course, this is a simplification of an incredibly complex process, but thank you for showing it so well.

  • It's a magnificent simplification and also magnificent design, made to be produced industrially, available to the widest possible public.

  • All right, so we're going to make one simplification to this.

  • All right, then some simplification should occur here.

  • Such problems offer a golden opportunity to talk about why simplifications are a good first step to understanding.

    Academic text (2012)
  • Benefits of the case-only design include simplification of data analysis and reduction in model complexity.

    Academic text (2012)
  • The potential effect of this simplification on classification accuracy, however, awaits further investigation.

    Academic text (2017)
  • RESULTS: Training the participants who had developmental delays required extensive simplification of language and concepts.

    Academic text (1997)
  • The model simplifies the number of crystal forms, but this simplification makes it possible to model differential scanning calorimetry data.

    Academic text (2011)
  • The simplification of the rules made it easier for everyone to understand the game.

Synonyms

clarification
vssimplification
62 3.3

An explanation that makes something easier to understand

is the general act of reducing complexity rather than only explaining
reduction
vssimplification
31 3.5

Making something simpler to understand

is the general process of making things easier to understand
elucidation
vssimplification
  • Formal
1 6.5

An explanation that makes something clear and easy to understand

is the wider process of making things less complicated
demystification
vssimplification
1 5.6

Making a difficult idea easier to understand by explaining it clearly

is broader and covers any way to make things less complicated

Antonyms

99 4.1

Something that makes a plan or situation harder to deal with

obfuscation
  • Formal
12 8.7

Making something unclear or hard to understand on purpose

How Simple

simplification
13 3.6
complication
99 4.1
complexity
166 5.0

Surface Forms

Morphology

simplification = simplify (transparent) = simple + ify + ation

Derived regularly from the verb 'simplify' with the noun-forming suffix '-ation' (orthographic y->i change), a predictable formation for learners.

Etymology

Simplification comes from the everyday word simple ('not complicated') and the part -fication, which comes from Latin facere ('to make'). So a simplification is the act of making something 'simple' or easier to understand.