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Deduction Definition And Meaning
What's The Definition Of Deduction? [n] the act of subtracting (removing a part from the whole); "he complained about the subtraction of money from their paychecks" [n] the act of reducing the selling price of merchandise [n] reasoning from the general to the particular (or from cause to effect) [n] something that is inferred (deduced or entailed or implied); "his resignation had political implications" [n] an amount or percentage deducted [n] a reduction in the gross amount on which a tax is calculated; reduces taxes by the percentage fixed for the taxpayer's income bracket Synonyms \| Synonyms for Deduction: deductive reasoning \| discount \| discount \| entailment \| implication \| price reduction \| subtraction \| synthesis \| tax deduction Related Terms \| Find terms related to Deduction: a fortiori reasoning \| a posteriori reasoning \| a priori reasoning \| abatement \| ablation \| abrasion \| abridgment \| abstraction \| accord \| addition \| adjunct \| affairs \| affiliation \| affinity \| agio \| alleviation \| alliance \| allowance \| analysis \| approximation \| assemblage \| association \| attenuation \| Baconian method \| bank discount \| bond \| breakage \| cash discount \| chain discount \| charge-off \| closeness \| cogitation \| combination \| concession \| conclusion \| connectedness \| connection \| consequence \| consequent \| consideration \| contemplation \| contiguity \| contraction \| contrariety \| corollary \| credit \| cut \| dampening \| damping \| dealings \| decrease \| decrement \| decrescence \| deductive reasoning \| deflation \| deliberation \| demonstration \| depreciation \| depression \| derivation \| diminishment \| diminution \| discount \| discourse \| discourse of reason \| discursive reason \| disjunction \| dockage \| drawback \| dying \| dying off \| epagoge \| erosion \| extenuation \| fade-out \| filiation \| finding \| generalization \| homology \| hypothesis and verification \| illation \| induction \| inductive reasoning \| inference \| intercourse \| intimacy \| judgment \| junction \| kickback \| languishment \| lessening \| letup \| liaison \| link \| linkage \| linking \| logical thought \| lowering \| meditation \| miniaturization \| minus \| mitigation \| musing \| mutual attraction \| nearness \| particularization \| penalty \| penalty clause \| percentage \| philosophical induction \| philosophy \| pondering \| premium \| price reduction \| price-cut \| proof \| propinquity \| proximity \| purification \| rapport \| ratiocination \| rationalism \| rationality \| rationalization \| rationalizing \| reason \| reasonableness \| reasoning \| rebate \| rebatement \| reduction \| refinement \| reflection \| refund \| relatedness \| relation \| relations \| relationship \| relaxation \| removal \| result \| rollback \| rumination \| sagging \| salvage \| scaling down \| sequitur \| setoff \| similarity \| simplicity \| sophistry \| specious reasoning \| speculation \| subduction \| sublation \| subtraction \| sweet reason \| syllogism \| syllogistic reasoning \| sympathy \| synthesis \| takeoff \| taking away \| tare \| thinking \| tie \| tie-in \| time discount \| trade discount \| tret \| underselling \| union \| weakening \| withdrawal \| write-off See Also \| abstract thought \| adjustment \| allowance \| business deduction \| decrease \| decrease \| diminution \| diminution \| illation \| inference \| logical thinking \| reasoning \| reduction \| reduction \| step-down \| step-down \| syllogism \| tax benefit \| tax break \| trade discount \| withholding Deduction In Webster's Dictionary \De*duc"tion\, n. [L. deductio: cf. F. d['e]duction.] 1. Act or process of deducing or inferring. The deduction of one language from another. --Johnson. This process, by which from two statements we deduce a third, is called deduction. --J. R. Seely. 2. Act of deducting or taking away; subtraction; as, the deduction of the subtrahend from the minuend. 3. That which is deduced or drawn from premises by a process of reasoning; an inference; a conclusion. Make fair deductions; see to what they mount. --Pope. 4. That which is deducted; the part taken away; abatement; as, a deduction from the yearly rent. Syn: See {Induction}.

Deduction Definition And Meaning

What's The Definition Of Deduction?

[n] the act of subtracting (removing a part from the whole); "he complained about the subtraction of money from their paychecks"
[n] the act of reducing the selling price of merchandise
[n] reasoning from the general to the particular (or from cause to effect)
[n] something that is inferred (deduced or entailed or implied); "his resignation had political implications"
[n] an amount or percentage deducted
[n] a reduction in the gross amount on which a tax is calculated; reduces taxes by the percentage fixed for the taxpayer's income bracket

Deduction In Webster's Dictionary

\De*duc"tion\, n. [L. deductio: cf. F. d['e]duction.]
1. Act or process of deducing or inferring.

         The deduction of one language from another.
                                               --Johnson.

         This process, by which from two statements we deduce
         a third, is called deduction.         --J. R. Seely.

2. Act of deducting or taking away; subtraction; as, the
   deduction of the subtrahend from the minuend.

3. That which is deduced or drawn from premises by a process
   of reasoning; an inference; a conclusion.

         Make fair deductions; see to what they mount.
                                               --Pope.

4. That which is deducted; the part taken away; abatement;
   as, a deduction from the yearly rent.

Syn: See {Induction}.

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