01 n. Act or process of deducing or inferring.
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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.
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Act of deducting or taking away; subtraction; as, the deduction of the subtrahend from the minuend.
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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.
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That which is or may be deducted; the part taken away; abatement; as, a deduction from the yearly rent in compensation for services; deductions from income in calculating income taxes.
Syn.
See Induction.