simplification

1. 1.

   an explanation that omits superfluous details and reduces complexity

   Broaderexplanation

   Narroweroversimplification
2. 2.

   elimination of superfluous details

   Broaderelimination

   Narroweroversimplificationrationalization
3. 3.

   the act of reducing complexity

   Synonymsreduction

   Broaderchange

   Narrowerschematization

Other forms of simplification

plural

simplifications·

Forms marked · are formed by the regular rule rather than recorded in the source data. English keeps a few hundred irregulars and the rest follow the pattern, so the rule is right far more often than not — but it is a rule, and the mark says so.

Questions about simplification

What does simplification mean?

simplification means "an explanation that omits superfluous details and reduces complexity". That is the primary sense; the word has 3 in total, listed in full on this page.

How many syllables are in simplification?

simplification has 5 syllables: sim-pli-fi-ca-tion. The stress falls on "ca". In IPA it is /ˌsɪmpləfɪˈkeɪʃən/.

What is another word for simplification?

Close synonyms include reduction. Each sense on this page lists its own synonyms, because a word with several meanings rarely has one substitute that works for all of them.

Is simplification a common word?

simplification is banded "Rare" — specialist or archaic — most readers will not have met it. The band comes from how often the word appears in a large corpus of everyday English, not from an editor's impression.

What rhymes with simplification?

104 words rhyme with simplification. Rhymes are matched on the phonemes from the last stressed vowel onward, which is the definition a reader has in their head.