Simplification, Simplify, or Simplified may refer to:
Mathematics
Simplification is the process of replacing a
mathematical expression
In mathematics, an expression is a written arrangement of symbols following the context-dependent, syntactic conventions of mathematical notation. Symbols can denote numbers, variables, operations, and functions. Other symbols include punct ...
by an equivalent one that is simpler (usually shorter), according to a well-founded ordering. Examples include:
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Simplification of algebraic expressions, in computer algebra
* Simplification of boolean expressions i.e.
logic optimization
Logic optimization is a process of finding an equivalent representation of the specified logic circuit under one or more specified constraints. This process is a part of a logic synthesis applied in digital electronics and integrated circuit ...
* Simplification by
conjunction elimination
In propositional logic, conjunction elimination (also called ''and'' elimination, ∧ elimination, or simplification)Hurley is a valid immediate inference, argument form and rule of inference which makes the inference that, if the conjunction ...
in inference in logic yields a simpler, but generally non-equivalent formula
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Simplification of fractions
Science
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Approximation
An approximation is anything that is intentionally similar but not exactly equal to something else.
Etymology and usage
The word ''approximation'' is derived from Latin ''approximatus'', from ''proximus'' meaning ''very near'' and the prefix ...
s simplify a more detailed or difficult to use process or model
Linguistics
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Simplification of Chinese characters
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Simplified English (disambiguation)
Simple English may refer to:
* Basic English, a controlled language, created by Charles Kay Ogden, which only contains a small number of words
* Learning English (version of English)
Learning English (previously known as Special English) is ...
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Text simplification
Text simplification is an operation used in natural language processing to change, enhance, classify, or otherwise process an existing body of human-readable text so its grammar and structure is greatly simplified while the underlying meaning an ...
Music
* ''Simplify'', a 1999 album by
Ryan Shupe & the RubberBand
Ryan Shupe & the RubberBand is an American country music and bluegrass group from Ogden, Utah, founded in the mid-1990s by Ryan Shupe. After self-releasing four studio albums, they were signed to Capitol Records in 2005 and achieved a Top 40 h ...
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Simplified (band)
Simplified is a North American rock, island vibe, and reggae rock band based in Charlotte, North Carolina.
History
Chris Sheridan and Clee Laster met at local pub while Sheridan was bartending and Laster was performing as a solo artist at t ...
, a 2002 rock band from Charlotte, North Carolina
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''Simplified'' (album), a 2005 album by Simply Red
* "Simplify", a 2008 song by
Sanguine
Sanguine () or red chalk is chalk of a reddish-brown color, so called because it resembles the color of dried blood. It has been popular for centuries for drawing. The word comes via French from the Italian ''sanguigna'' and originally from the ...
* "Simplify", a 2018 song by Young the Giant from ''
Mirror Master
Mirror Master is the name of several supervillains appearing in American comic books published by DC Comics. He is a recurring foe of the Flash (comics), Flash with considerable technical expertise and skills involving the use of mirrors. Three ...
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See also
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Muntzing
Muntzing is the practice and technique of reducing the components inside an electronic appliance to the minimum required for it to sufficiently function in most operating conditions, reducing design margins above minimum requirements toward zero. ...
(simplification of electric circuits)
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Reduction (mathematics)
In mathematics, reduction refers to the rewriting of an expression into a simpler form. For example, the process of rewriting a fraction into one with the smallest whole-number denominator possible (while keeping the numerator a whole number) is ...
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Simplicity
Simplicity is the state or quality of being wikt:simple, simple. Something easy to understand or explain seems simple, in contrast to something complicated. Alternatively, as Herbert A. Simon suggests, something is simple or Complexity, complex ...
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Oversimplification
The fallacy of the single cause, also known as complex cause, causal oversimplification, causal reductionism, root cause fallacy, and reduction fallacy, is an informal fallacy of questionable cause that occurs when it is assumed that there is a si ...
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Dumbing down
Dumbing down is the deliberate oversimplification of intellectual content in education, literature, cinema, news, video games, and culture. Originating in 1933, the term "dumbing down" was movie-business slang, used by screenplay writers, meanin ...
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