Read the dictionary entry. reduction [re-DUCT-shun] noun 1. the amount something is made smaller 2. the act of making a subject simpler 3. a sauce made thicker by boiling 4. in math, the act of bringing a fraction to its smallest terms Read the following sentence. Timothy took a wooden spoon from the drawer and stirred the fragrant reduction. Which dictionary definition best describes how the word "reduction” is used in this sentence? the act of making a subject simpler a sauce made thicker by boiling in math, the act of bringing a fraction to its smallest terms the amount something is made smaller