déduction

See also: deduction

French

Etymology

Learned borrowing from Latin deductiō.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /de.dyk.sjɔ̃/

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Noun

déduction f (plural déductions)

1. deduction
2. (logic, epistemology) deduction (process of reasoning that moves from the general to the specific)

   Coordinate term: induction

Related terms

• déductible
• déductif
• déduire

Further reading

• “déduction”, in Trésor de la langue française informatisé [Digitized Treasury of the French Language], 2012