Associations to the word «Oversimplification»

Wiktionary

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

Dictionary definition

OVERSIMPLIFICATION, noun. An act of excessive simplification; the act of making something seem simpler than it really is.
OVERSIMPLIFICATION, noun. A simplification that goes too far (to the point of misrepresentation).

Wise words

Words are but symbols for the relations of things to one another and to us; nowhere do they touch upon absolute truth.
Friedrich Nietzsche