---
title: "Reduction"
created: "2026-07-02"
updated: "2026-07-02"
type: "concept"
status: "compiled"
category: "ui-patterns"
namespace: "ui-patterns"
source_url: "https://ui-patterns.com/patterns/Reduction"
source_site: "UI Patterns"
source_copyright_note: "Source site footer says All rights reserved; this page is a catalog pointer, not a republication."
source_path: "/patterns/Reduction"
source_slug: "Reduction"
track: "Persuasive Design Patterns"
group: "Perception and memory"
subgroup: "Attention"
section_headings:
  - "Problem summary"
  - "Example"
  - "Usage"
  - "Solution"
  - "Reduction implied to navigation."
  - "Reduction based on what other users did"
  - "Rationale"
example_count: 1
retrieved_at: "2026-07-02T18:23:09+00:00"
confidence: "medium"
---
# Reduction

> Catalog pointer for the UI Patterns source page: [Reduction](https://ui-patterns.com/patterns/Reduction).

## Taxonomy

- Track: Persuasive Design Patterns
- Group: Perception and memory
- Subgroup: Attention
- Source breadcrumb: Design Patterns > Perception and memory > Attention > Reduction

## Source Page Inventory

- Source URL: https://ui-patterns.com/patterns/Reduction
- Page title: Reduction design pattern
- Section headings available at source: Problem summary, Example, Usage, Solution, Reduction implied to navigation., Reduction based on what other users did, Rationale
- Example screenshots detected at source: 1
- Primary example image detected: yes

## Retrieval Notes

Use this page as a routing handle, then open the source URL when you need the full pattern explanation, screenshot examples, or exact wording. For public Pixi Wiki use, prefer paraphrased design implications over long source quotes.

Useful retrieval frame:

- Ask what user behavior or interface decision this pattern is meant to shape.
- Check the source page sections before prescribing it; many pages distinguish usage, solution, rationale, and examples.
- Compare nearby patterns in the same subgroup before choosing one.
- Cite this catalog page plus the source URL when using the pattern in design review.

## Source Shape

- Problem summary: 18 words on source page
- Example: 88 words on source page
- Usage: 57 words on source page
- Solution: 355 words on source page
- Reduction implied to navigation.: 17 words on source page
- Reduction based on what other users did: 194 words on source page
- Rationale: 224 words on source page

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