reduction vs declassification

declassification vs reduction

reduction and declassification both are nouns.

Word	Noun	Adjective	Verb	Adverb
reduction	Yes	No	No	No
declassification	Yes	No	No	No

As nouns, declassification is a hyponym of reduction; that is, declassification is a word with a more specific, narrower meaning than reduction:

reduction: the act of decreasing or reducing something
declassification: reduction or removal by the government of restrictions on a classified document or weapon

Other hyponyms of reduction include cut, mitigation, moderation, lowering, cutback, devaluation, devitalisation, devitalization, extenuation, mitigation, palliation, alleviation, easement, easing, relief, de-escalation, minimisation, minimization, depletion, shortening, shrinking, deduction, subtraction, deflation, deduction, discount, price reduction, rollback, weakening, depreciation, contraction, reverse split, reverse stock split, split down, amortisation, amortization, shelter, tax shelter, tax credit.

reduction (noun)	declassification (noun)
the act of decreasing or reducing something	reduction or removal by the government of restrictions on a classified document or weapon
the act of reducing complexity
any process in which electrons are added to an atom or ion (as by removing oxygen or adding hydrogen); always occurs accompanied by oxidation of the reducing agent

Difference between reduction and declassification

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