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
* Simplification by
conjunction elimination in inference in logic yields a simpler, but generally non-equivalent formula
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Simplification of fractions
Science
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Approximations 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)
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Text simplification
Music
* ''Simplify'', a 1999 album by
Ryan Shupe & the RubberBand
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Simplified (band), 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
* "Simplify", a 2018 song by Young the Giant from ''
Mirror Master''
See also
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Muntzing (simplification of electric circuits)
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Reduction (mathematics)
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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
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Dumbing down
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