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 ### <a id="_reducecollection--callbackidentity-accumulator-thisarg"></a>`_.reduce(collection [, callback=identity, accumulator, thisArg])`
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-Boils down a `collection` to a single value. The initial state of the reduction is `accumulator` and each successive step of it should be returned by the `callback`. The `callback` is bound to `thisArg` and invoked with `4` arguments; for arrays they are *(accumulator, value, index|key, collection)*.
+Reduces a `collection` to a single value. The initial state of the reduction is `accumulator` and each successive step of it should be returned by the `callback`. The `callback` is bound to `thisArg` and invoked with four arguments; for arrays they are *(accumulator, value, index|key, collection)*.
 
 #### Aliases
 *foldl, inject*
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   }
 
   /**
-   * Boils down a `collection` to a single value. The initial state of the
-   * reduction is `accumulator` and each successive step of it should be returned
-   * by the `callback`. The `callback` is bound to `thisArg` and invoked with 4
+   * Reduces a `collection` to a single value. The initial state of the reduction
+   * is `accumulator` and each successive step of it should be returned by the
+   * `callback`. The `callback` is bound to `thisArg` and invoked with four
    * arguments; for arrays they are (accumulator, value, index|key, collection).
    *
    * @static