Reduction
Adding the digits of a number again and again until one digit (1 to 9) is left.
- Numerology
- हिंदी: अंक घटाना
What is the rule behind Reduction?
To reduce a number, add its digits again and again until one digit (1–9) is left.
Source: Indian numerology convention
Where can you learn about Reduction?
Related terms
- Numerology (ank jyotish)The study of numbers from a birth date and name, each number linked to a graha.
- Mulank (birth number)The day of birth reduced to one digit. Born on the 29th gives 2 + 9 = 11, then 1 + 1 = 2.
- Bhagyank (destiny number)All digits of the full birth date added and reduced to one digit.
- Lo Shu gridA 3×3 square (4 9 2 / 3 5 7 / 8 1 6) filled with the non-zero digits of a birth date.
- Ank (number)A digit from 1 to 9. In ank jyotish each has a graha: 1 Sun, 2 Moon, 3 Jupiter, 4 Rahu, 5 Mercury, 6 Venus, 7 Ketu, 8 Saturn, 9 Mars.
- Namank (name number)The letters of a name given number values, added and reduced to one digit. Indian practice mostly uses the Chaldean values.
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What does Reduction mean in numerology?
Adding the digits of a number again and again until one digit (1 to 9) is left. To reduce a number, add its digits again and again until one digit (1–9) is left.
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