deduction in English dictionary

  • deduction

    Meanings and definitions of "deduction"

    • (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.
    • A conclusion reached by this process
    • noun
      That which is deducted; that which is subtracted or removed
    • noun
      A sum that can be removed from tax calculations; something that is written off
    • noun
      (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.
    • noun
      A conclusion; that which is deduced, concluded or figured out
    • noun
      The ability or skill to deduce or figure out; the power of reason
    • a process of reasoning
    • The act or process of deducting.
    • (method of) deduction
    • deduction (e.g. tax)
    • lending money and taking advance interest
    • amount deducted (from)
    • Reasoning from the general to the particular (or from cause to effect).
    • noun
      an amount or percentage deducted
    • noun
      a reduction in the gross amount on which a tax is calculated; reduces taxes by the percentage fixed for the taxpayer's income bracket
    • noun
      reasoning from the general to the particular (or from cause to effect)
    • noun
      something that is inferred (deduced or entailed or implied); "his resignation had political implications"
    • noun
      the act of reducing the selling price of merchandise
    • noun
      the act of subtracting (removing a part from the whole); "he complained about the subtraction of money from their paychecks"

    Synonyms of "deduction" in English dictionary

    inference, logical thinking, entailment are the top synonyms of "deduction" in the English thesaurus.

    Antonyms of "deduction" in English dictionary

    addition is the antonym of "deduction" in the English thesaurus.

    Grammar and declension of deduction

    • deduction ( plural  deductions)
    • deduction (plural deductions)
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