reductionism
noun
re·duc·tion·ism
ri-ˈdək-shə-ˌni-zəm
1
: explanation of complex life-science processes and phenomena in terms of the laws of physics and chemistry
also
: a theory or doctrine that complete reductionism is possible
2
: a procedure or theory that reduces complex data and phenomena to simple terms
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