deduction

See also: déduction

English

Etymology

From Middle French déduction, from Latin deductio

Pronunciation

• (UK) IPA^(key): /dɪˈdʌkʃən/, /dɪˈdʊkʃən/
• (US) IPA^(key): /dɪˈdʌkʃən/

• Audio (US)

  (file)

• Rhymes: -ʌkʃən

Noun

deduction (countable and uncountable, 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. (logic) 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.

   Antonym: induction

4. A conclusion; that which is deduced, concluded or figured out

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

5. 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.

Synonyms

• (that which is subtracted or removed): extract, reduction; See also Thesaurus:decrement

Translations

that which is subtracted or removed

• Bulgarian: отбив (bg) m (otbiv), удържане (bg) n (udǎržane)
• Finnish: vähennys (fi)
• French: déduction (fr) f
• Galician: dedución (gl) f
• German: Abzug (de) m
• Greek: αφαίρεση (el) f (afaíresi), παρακράτηση (el) f (parakrátisi)

• Italian: deduzione (it) f
• Norwegian:

  Bokmål: fradrag n

  Nynorsk: frådrag n

• Portuguese: dedução (pt) f
• Russian: вы́чет (ru) m (výčet), удержа́ние (ru) n (uderžánije)

sum that can be removed from tax calculations

• Danish: fradrag n
• Dutch: aftrek (nl), inhouding
• Finnish: vähennys (fi), verovähennys (fi)
• French: déduction (fr) f
• Italian: deduzione (it) f, detrazione (it)
• Norwegian:

  Bokmål: fradrag n

  Nynorsk: frådrag n

• Portuguese: dedução (pt) f
• Spanish: deducción (es)
• Swedish: avdrag (sv) n

process of reasoning

• Armenian: դեդուկցիա (hy) (dedukcʿia), արտածում (hy) (artacum)
• Bulgarian: размишление (bg) n (razmišlenie)
• Czech: dedukce f
• Danish: deduktion c
• Dutch: afleiding (nl)
• Finnish: deduktio (fi), päättely (fi)
• French: déduction (fr)
• Greek: παραγωγή (el) f (paragogí), παραγωγικός λογισμός m (paragogikós logismós)
• Indonesian: deduksi (id)

• Italian: deduzione (it) f
• Khmer: អនុមានញែក (a’nu’maan ɲɛɛk)
• Malay: deduksi
• Norwegian:

  Bokmål: deduksjon m

  Nynorsk: deduksjon m

• Portuguese: dedução (pt) f
• Russian: размышле́ние (ru) n (razmyšlénije), дедукция (ru) f (dedukcija)
• Tagalog: panaklawan

conclusion

• Bulgarian: умозаключение (bg) n (umozaključenie)
• Danish: konklusion c
• Dutch: conclusie (nl)
• Finnish: päätelmä (fi), johtopäätös (fi)
• French: déduction (fr) f
• Greek: συμπέρασμα (el) (sympérasma)

• Italian: deduzione (it) f
• Norwegian:

  Bokmål: (literally) konklusjon (no) m

• Portuguese: dedução (pt) f
• Russian: умозаключе́ние (ru) n (umozaključénije), заключе́ние (ru) n (zaključénije), вы́вод (ru) m (vývod)
• Swedish: slutsats (sv) c

ability or skill to deduce

• Bulgarian: дедукция (bg) f (dedukcija)
• Dutch: afleiding (nl)
• Finnish: päättelykyky
• French: déduction (fr) f

• Italian: deduzione (it) f
• Russian: деду́кция (ru) f (dedúkcija)
• Swedish: härledning (sv) c, slutledning (sv) c, deduktion (sv) c