simplificationn.

Brit.

/ˌsɪmplᵻfᵻˈkeɪʃn/, U.S.

/ˌsɪmpləfəˈkeɪʃən/

Forms: 1600s symplification, 1600s– simplification.

Origin: A borrowing from French. Etymon: French simplification.

Etymology: < French simplification (1470 in Middle French, originally in religious contexts) < post-classical Latin simplification- , simplificatio (13th cent.) < simplificat- , past participial stem of simplificare simplify v. + classical Latin -io -ion suffix¹. The later semantic development is influenced by simplify v.Compare Spanish simplificación (early 17th cent.), Italian semplificazione (late 17th cent. as simplificazione).

†1. In spiritual and religious contexts: the action or fact of being brought or reduced to a state of simplicity, unity, or purity; purification by means of this. Cf. simplify v. 1. Obsolete.

ΚΠ

1646 in tr. Benet of Canfield Bright Starre i. 9 Not so much matter need bee made of the word, as for the simplification of the minde, which in these three words, Will, Being, God, discerns one and the same thing.

1688 J. Norris Theory & Regulation Love i. iv. 39 Men Eminently good, who..have attain'd to the highest degree of Mortification and simplification of Desire.

a. The action, process, or result of making something less complex or elaborate, or of becoming less complex; the action or fact of making something easier to do or understand. Also: an instance of this; a simplified state.

ΘΚΠ

the world > action or operation > easiness > [noun] > making easy > freeing from complexity

simplification1751

the world > relative properties > wholeness > state or quality of being simple, unmixed, or uncompounded > [noun] > action of simplifying

simplification1751

the mind > mental capacity > intelligibility > clearness, lucidity > simplifying, popularization > [noun]

simplification1751

popularization1797

popularizing1817

vulgarization1865

tabloidization1926

vulgarisation1939

haute vulgarisation1946

reductiveness1953

1751 V. Miller Man-plant 17 Mystical allegories, which escaped the Simplification of the Greek Historians.

1783 Eng. Rev. May 401 Simplification of instruments, and ease in performing operations, are his chief aim.

1802 C. James New Mil. Dict. (at cited word) The simplification of army accounts is perhaps one of the most desirable objects in finance.

1834 H. Martineau Moral Many Fables ii. 60 Nothing being wanted to its efficacy but the simplification which time and practice were sure to bring.

1884 Law Times 77 43/1 Military law..appears to us to be more complicated than it need be in these days of simplification of the statutes.

1936 R. S. Glasgow Princ. Radio Engin. i. 10 The use of complex algebra in such problems results in a considerable simplification of the work involved.

1973 J. Richards Visions of Yesterday 359/1 We see over and over again the simplification, personalization and emotionalization of issues.

2001 Financial Times 27 Jan. (Money section) 6/6 Serious simplification of the self-assessment form would be an excellent first step.

b. A simplified representation, explanation, etc.

ΚΠ

1799 in F. W. Herschel Allgemeines Repertorium Literatur 1791–5 I. ¶1183 (title) An easy Introduction to latin Grammar or a simplification of first Principles by G. Nicholas,..1793.

1807 T. Young Course Lect. Nat. Philos. I. xliii. 516 If the force of gravity varied according to any other law than that which is found to prevail, this simplification would no longer be admissible.

1872 Sunday School Jrnl. May 119/2 It contains entertaining stories, good engravings, simplifications of scientific truth.

1921 W. R. Sorley Hist. Eng. Philos. (Amer. ed.) ix. 195 He came early under the influence of Hartley and published a simplification of his book.

2015 Jrnl. Econ. Perspectives 29 239 The brief description offered here is a gross simplification of the complexities involved.

3. Mathematics.

a. The action or fact of expressing an equation or other mathematical expression in a form that is easier to understand, analyse, or work with, such as by collecting like terms, substitution of variables, etc. Also: an instance of this.

ΚΠ

1811 Philos. Mag. 37 89 The trigonometrical method shows a more considerable simplification.

1924 Jrnl. Chem. Soc. 125 1437 This expression, on simplification, becomes ^a/ _{N_A} + ^b/ _{N_B} + ^c/ _{N_C} + ⋯ =1.

2004 J. D. Logan Appl. Partial Differential Equations (ed. 2) v. 193 Substituting these quantities into (5.29) gives, after simplification, the perturbation equations.

b. An equation or other mathematical expression produced by simplifying another.

ΚΠ

1811 Philos. Mag. 37 89 I draw the same simplification from M. Gauss's formula.

1920 Econ. Jrnl. 119 356 It follows that x_a / x_g is not a mere simplification of the measure.

2008 J. H. Bickford Introd. Design & Behaviour Bolted Joints (ed. 4) I. vii. 140 This is a simplification of the more complete, but virtually impossible to use work-energy equation.

4. Logic. A principle of inference by which a given proposition can be inferred from the conjunction of it with another proposition.

ΘΚΠ

the mind > mental capacity > philosophy > logic > predicate or propositional logic > [noun] > logical inference > terms relating to

simplification1903

natural deduction1947

inference rule1962

1903 B. Russell Princ. Math. ii. 16 This is called simplification, and asserts merely that the joint assertion of two propositions implies the assertion of the first of the two.

2012 P. J. Hurley Conc. Introd. Logic (ed. 11) vii. 392 These arguments are all instances of simplification.

This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, September 2019; most recently modified version published online March 2022).

单词	simplification
释义	simplificationn. Brit. /ˌsɪmplᵻfᵻˈkeɪʃn/, U.S. /ˌsɪmpləfəˈkeɪʃən/ Forms: 1600s symplification, 1600s– simplification. Origin: A borrowing from French. Etymon: French simplification. Etymology: < French simplification (1470 in Middle French, originally in religious contexts) < post-classical Latin simplification- , simplificatio (13th cent.) < simplificat- , past participial stem of simplificare simplify v. + classical Latin -io -ion suffix¹. The later semantic development is influenced by simplify v.Compare Spanish simplificación (early 17th cent.), Italian semplificazione (late 17th cent. as simplificazione). †1. In spiritual and religious contexts: the action or fact of being brought or reduced to a state of simplicity, unity, or purity; purification by means of this. Cf. simplify v. 1. Obsolete. ΚΠ 1646 in tr. Benet of Canfield Bright Starre i. 9 Not so much matter need bee made of the word, as for the simplification of the minde, which in these three words, Will, Being, God, discerns one and the same thing. 1688 J. Norris Theory & Regulation Love i. iv. 39 Men Eminently good, who..have attain'd to the highest degree of Mortification and simplification of Desire. 2. a. The action, process, or result of making something less complex or elaborate, or of becoming less complex; the action or fact of making something easier to do or understand. Also: an instance of this; a simplified state. ΘΚΠ the world > action or operation > easiness > [noun] > making easy > freeing from complexity simplification1751 the world > relative properties > wholeness > state or quality of being simple, unmixed, or uncompounded > [noun] > action of simplifying simplification1751 the mind > mental capacity > intelligibility > clearness, lucidity > simplifying, popularization > [noun] simplification1751 popularization1797 popularizing1817 vulgarization1865 tabloidization1926 vulgarisation1939 haute vulgarisation1946 reductiveness1953 1751 V. Miller Man-plant 17 Mystical allegories, which escaped the Simplification of the Greek Historians. 1783 Eng. Rev. May 401 Simplification of instruments, and ease in performing operations, are his chief aim. 1802 C. James New Mil. Dict. (at cited word) The simplification of army accounts is perhaps one of the most desirable objects in finance. 1834 H. Martineau Moral Many Fables ii. 60 Nothing being wanted to its efficacy but the simplification which time and practice were sure to bring. 1884 Law Times 77 43/1 Military law..appears to us to be more complicated than it need be in these days of simplification of the statutes. 1936 R. S. Glasgow Princ. Radio Engin. i. 10 The use of complex algebra in such problems results in a considerable simplification of the work involved. 1973 J. Richards Visions of Yesterday 359/1 We see over and over again the simplification, personalization and emotionalization of issues. 2001 Financial Times 27 Jan. (Money section) 6/6 Serious simplification of the self-assessment form would be an excellent first step. b. A simplified representation, explanation, etc. ΚΠ 1799 in F. W. Herschel Allgemeines Repertorium Literatur 1791–5 I. ¶1183 (title) An easy Introduction to latin Grammar or a simplification of first Principles by G. Nicholas,..1793. 1807 T. Young Course Lect. Nat. Philos. I. xliii. 516 If the force of gravity varied according to any other law than that which is found to prevail, this simplification would no longer be admissible. 1872 Sunday School Jrnl. May 119/2 It contains entertaining stories, good engravings, simplifications of scientific truth. 1921 W. R. Sorley Hist. Eng. Philos. (Amer. ed.) ix. 195 He came early under the influence of Hartley and published a simplification of his book. 2015 Jrnl. Econ. Perspectives 29 239 The brief description offered here is a gross simplification of the complexities involved. 3. Mathematics. a. The action or fact of expressing an equation or other mathematical expression in a form that is easier to understand, analyse, or work with, such as by collecting like terms, substitution of variables, etc. Also: an instance of this. ΚΠ 1811 Philos. Mag. 37 89 The trigonometrical method shows a more considerable simplification. 1924 Jrnl. Chem. Soc. 125 1437 This expression, on simplification, becomes ^a/ _{N_A} + ^b/ _{N_B} + ^c/ _{N_C} + ⋯ =1. 2004 J. D. Logan Appl. Partial Differential Equations (ed. 2) v. 193 Substituting these quantities into (5.29) gives, after simplification, the perturbation equations. b. An equation or other mathematical expression produced by simplifying another. ΚΠ 1811 Philos. Mag. 37 89 I draw the same simplification from M. Gauss's formula. 1920 Econ. Jrnl. 119 356 It follows that x_a / x_g is not a mere simplification of the measure. 2008 J. H. Bickford Introd. Design & Behaviour Bolted Joints (ed. 4) I. vii. 140 This is a simplification of the more complete, but virtually impossible to use work-energy equation. 4. Logic. A principle of inference by which a given proposition can be inferred from the conjunction of it with another proposition. ΘΚΠ the mind > mental capacity > philosophy > logic > predicate or propositional logic > [noun] > logical inference > terms relating to simplification1903 natural deduction1947 inference rule1962 1903 B. Russell Princ. Math. ii. 16 This is called simplification, and asserts merely that the joint assertion of two propositions implies the assertion of the first of the two. 2012 P. J. Hurley Conc. Introd. Logic (ed. 11) vii. 392 These arguments are all instances of simplification. This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, September 2019; most recently modified version published online March 2022). < n.1646
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