reductionism
NOUN
/ri'dəkʃə,nɪzəm/
12 LETTERS · 4 SYLLABLES · STARTS WITH R
reductionism is a valid 12-letter word worth 17 points in Scrabble and 21 points in Words with Friends.
SCRABBLE
WORDS WITH FRIENDS
R1E1D2U1C3T1I1O1N1I1S1M3
1 + 1 + 2 + 1 + 3 + 1 + 1 + 1 + 1 + 1 + 1 + 3 =17 PTS
DOUBLE WORD → 34TRIPLE WORD → 51
MEANING
What does reductionism mean?
NOUN · 2 SENSES
1
A theory that all complex systems can be completely understood in terms of their components.
BROADER
2
The analysis of complex things into simpler constituents.
BROADER