simplification
part of speech
noun (a simplification, simplifications; also uncountable)
meaning for a pupil
1) The act of making something simpler or easier to understand or do. tree →
2) An explanation or version that leaves out details to be easier, sometimes so much that it is no longer quite right. tree →
3) (maths) Making an expression or fraction simpler, like turning 4/8 into 1/2. tree →
sense in the lessons
In maths lessons simplification means cancelling fractions, collecting like terms or reducing ratios to lowest terms. In science and history teachers say «this is a simplification» when a model is easier than the full truth (like the atom as tiny balls). Phrases: «an oversimplification», «a useful simplification».
examples
- Simplification of 6/9 gives 2/3. tree →
- Saying the Earth is a perfect ball is a simplification. tree →
- The new rules are a simplification of the old ones. tree →
- That's an oversimplification — the war had many causes. tree →
- Simplification of 2x + 3x gives 5x. tree →
- The teacher made a simplification so younger children could follow. tree →
- Simplification of the instructions made the game easier to learn. tree →
note
Countable and uncountable. From «simplify» (y changes to i). In maths, simplification never changes the value: 4/8 and 1/2 are equal; you divide top and bottom by the same number.
Trees and pragmatics
Every meaning and example of «simplification» parsed by Mova, each sentence with its dependency tree and frames.