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French word
simplification
Pronunciation
IPA/sɛ̃plifikasjɔ̃/
Meaning
- feminine nounsimplification
Example
Il faut une simplification des instructions pour les rendre claires.
The instructions require simplification to make them clear.
More examples
La simplification des procédures a réduit les erreurs.
The simplification of procedures reduced errors.
Core concept
A complicated structure losing unnecessary details until its essential shape is easy to handle.
Common phrases
simplification des instructions
simplification of instructions
simplification des procédures
simplification of procedures
Similar words
clarification: Making ambiguous wording or potentially misleading points clear and easy to understand.
réduction: Decreasing an amount or frequency to reduce burden or cost.
Definition in French
Désigne l'opération ou le résultat qui rend une chose moins complexe, souvent par suppression de détails ou par clarification.
Word origin
The noun simplification derives from French simplifier and the productive suffix -ation; simplifier is related to simple, from Latin simplex.
Usage tips
- French commonly uses simplification de followed by the thing being made less complex, as in la simplification des instructions.
Opposites
- complexificationcomplexificationnoun
- complicationcomplicationnoun
Related words
- simplifiersimplifyverb
- simplifiésimplifiedadjective
- simplifiableable to be simplifiedadjective