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Oversimplification vs Simplification - What's the difference?

oversimplification | simplification |

As nouns the difference between oversimplification and simplification

is that oversimplification is an explanation that excludes important information for the sake of brevity, or of making the explanation or presentation easy to understand while simplification is the act of simplifying or something that has been simplified.

oversimplification

English

Noun

(en noun)
  • An explanation that excludes important information for the sake of brevity, or of making the explanation or presentation easy to understand.
  • The process of making such an explanation.

    • simplification

    English

    Noun

    (en noun)
  • the act of simplifying or something that has been simplified
  • (logic) a valid simple argument