reductionists

/rɪˈdʌkʃənɪsts/
noun
  1. People who believe that complex things can be fully understood by reducing them to their simplest parts.
    • Some reductionists in psychology try to explain all behavior through brain chemistry.
    • The debate between reductionists and holists has been going on for centuries.
    • Reductionists argue that all biological processes can be explained by chemistry.
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