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simplification vs oversimplification

oversimplification vs simplification

simplification and oversimplification both are nouns.

Word NounAdjectiveVerbAdverb
simplification Yes No No No
oversimplification Yes No No No
As nouns, oversimplification is a hyponym of simplification; that is, oversimplification is a word with a more specific, narrower meaning than simplification:
  • simplification: elimination of superfluous details
  • oversimplification: an act of excessive simplification; the act of making something seem simpler than it really is
Other hyponyms of simplification include simplism, rationalisation, rationalization.
As nouns, oversimplification is a hyponym of simplification; that is, oversimplification is a word with a more specific, narrower meaning than simplification:
  • simplification: an explanation that omits superfluous details and reduces complexity
  • oversimplification: an explanation that simplifies too far to the point of misrepresentation
Other hyponyms of simplification include simplism.
simplification (noun) oversimplification (noun)
elimination of superfluous details an act of excessive simplification; the act of making something seem simpler than it really is
the act of reducing complexity an explanation that simplifies too far to the point of misrepresentation
an explanation that omits superfluous details and reduces complexity
Difference between simplification and oversimplification

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