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)

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• Rhymes: -ʌkʃən

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 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.
6. A conclusion reached by this process

Translations

that which is deducted; that which is subtracted or removed

• Bulgarian: отбив (bg) m (otbiv), удържане (bg) n (udǎržane)
• Finnish: vähennys
• French: déduction (fr) 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

• Russian: вы́чет (ru) m (výčet), удержа́ние (ru) n (uderžánije)

a sum that can be removed from tax calculations; something that is written off

• Dutch: aftrek (nl), inhouding
• Finnish: vähennys
• French: déduction (fr) f
• Italian: deduzione (it) f, detrazione (it)

• Norwegian:

  Bokmål: fradrag n

  Nynorsk: frådrag n

• Swedish: avdrag (sv) n

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

• Bulgarian: умозаключение (bg) n (umozaključenie)
• Dutch: conclusie (nl)
• Finnish: päätelmä (fi)
• French: déduction (fr) f
• Greek: συμπέρασμα (el) (sympérasma)
• Italian: deduzione (it) f

• Norwegian:

  Bokmål: (literally) konklusjon (no) m

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

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

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

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

a process of reasoning

• Bulgarian: размишление (bg) n (razmišlenie)
• Czech: dedukce f
• Dutch: afleiding (nl)
• Finnish: deduktio (fi)
• French: déduction (fr)
• Greek: παραγωγή (el) f (paragogí), παραγωγικός λογισμός m (paragogikós logismós)

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

  Bokmål: deduksjon m

  Nynorsk: deduksjon m

• Russian: размышле́ние (ru) n (razmyšlénije)