deduction

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• IPA: /dɪˈdʌkʃən/, SAMPA: /dI"dVkS@n/
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• Rhymes: -ʌkʃən

[edit] Noun

deduction (plural deductions)

1. that which is deducted; that which is subtracted or removed
2. a sum that can be removed from tax calculations; something that is written off

   You might want to donate the old junk and just take the deduction.

3. a conclusion; that which is deduced, concluded or figured out

   He arrived at the deduction that the butler didn't do it.

4. the ability or skill to deduce or figure out; the power of reason

   Through his powers of deduction, he realized that the plan would never work.

5. (logic)a. a process of reasoning that moves from the general to the specific, in which a conclusion follows necessarily from the premises presented, so that the conclusion cannot be false if the premises are true.

   b. a conclusion reached by this process

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