Meaning of Deduction | Babel Free

Definitions

1. That which is deducted; that which is subtracted or removed.
   countable, uncountable
2. A sum that can be removed in tax calculations, usually from the taxable amount; something that is written off.
   countable, uncountable
3. A sum withheld from an employee's pay for the purpose of paying tax.
   countable, uncountable
4. 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.
   countable, uncountable
5. A conclusion; that which is deduced, concluded or figured out
   countable, uncountable
6. The ability or skill to deduce or figure out; the power of reason
   countable, uncountable

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Examples

“Near-synonyms: extract, reduction; see also Thesaurus:decrement”

“standard deduction”

“You might want to donate the old junk and just take the deduction.”

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

“An unkinder deduction, considering only the Select Committee's report and discounting rumours of wayward conclusions by the Stedeford Group, would be that if one inquisition doesn't produce the desired answers, the Minister's policy is "try, try again"—or should one say "fight, fight, fight again".”

“Through his powers of deduction, he realized that the plan would never work.”

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