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+# Reduce Method
+### The reduce() function is used to apply a particular function passed in its argument to all of the list elements mentioned in the sequence passed along.
+
+_tags_: reduce
+
+# Snippet
+```
+# following code will reduce a list to give a result based on particular function
+
+from functools import reduce
+
+list_of_numbers = [1, 2, 3, 4, 5]
+prod = 1
+
+def multiplication(a, b):
+	return a*b
+
+result = reduce(multiplication, list_of_numbers)
+print(result)
+```