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Word: deduction (lookup usage) (lookup stats)


Meaning:

Noun:

  • a conclusion; that which is deduced, concluded or figured out
  • a sum that can be removed from tax calculations; something that is written off
  • Logica. 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.
  • that which is deducted; that which is subtracted or removed
  • the ability or skill to deduce or figure out; the power of reason

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