eidetic reduction

noun

A technique that helps to identify the essential components of a phenomenon by attempting to reduce it into its necessary essences.

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Meanings

nouneidetic reduction (plural eidetic reductions)

plural eidetic reductions

  1. human sciencesA technique that helps to identify the essential components of a phenomenon by attempting to reduce it into its necessary essences.
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