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   deduction

   /dɪˈdʌkʃn/

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   • 1. the action of deducting or subtracting something: "the dividend will be paid without deduction of tax" Similar subtractiontaking awaytaking offwithdrawalabstractionremovaldebitdockingdiscountinginformal:knocking offOpposite addition
   • ▪ an amount that is or may be deducted from something, especially from taxable income or tax to be paid: "tax deductions" Similar stoppagesubtraction
   • 2. the inference of particular instances by reference to a general law or principle: "the detective must uncover the murderer by deduction from facts" Similar conclusioninferencesuppositionhypothesisthesisassumptionpresumptionsuspicionconvictionbeliefreasoningresultsfindings

   Word Origin late Middle English: from Latin deductio(n-), from the verb deducere (see deduce).

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   What does deduction mean?

   • the act or process of deducting; subtraction. She took deductions for a home office and other business expenses from her taxes. the act or process of deducing. His astute deduction was worthy of Sherlock Holmes. Logic.

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   What is the difference between deduction and induction?

   • The logical processes known as deduction and induction work in opposite ways. In deduction general principles are applied to specific instances. Thus, using a mathematical formula to figure the volume of air that can be contained in a gymnasium is applying deduction.

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   What is deduction in physics?

   • In deduction general principles are applied to specific instances. Thus, using a mathematical formula to figure the volume of air that can be contained in a gymnasium is applying deduction. Similarly, applying a law of physics to predict the outcome of an experiment is reasoning by deduction.

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   What is the difference between abduction and deductive reasoning?

   • Abductive reasoning, or abduction, is making a probable conclusion from what you know. If you see an abandoned bowl of hot soup on the table, you can use abduction to conclude the owner of the soup is likely returning soon. Deductive reasoning, or deduction, is making an inference based on widely accepted facts or premises.

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   Learn the meaning of deduction in English, as a noun for the process of thinking or calculating something from known facts, or the amount taken away from a total. See examples of deduction in sentences and translations in different languages.

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   Learn the meaning of deduction as an act of taking away, a subtraction, or a logical inference. See synonyms, examples, word history, and related phrases and articles.

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   Learn the meaning of deduction as a process of using information or as a process of taking money away. See how to use deduction in sentences and compare it with induction.

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   noun. the act or process of deducting or subtracting. something, esp a sum of money, that is or may be deducted. the process of reasoning typical of mathematics and logic, whose conclusions follow necessarily from their premises. an argument of this type. the conclusion of such an argument. logic.

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   Deduction means taking away, or an amount taken away. If you're a fan of Sherlock Holmes, you already know that the process of logical deduction helps to solve crimes––you take away the information you do know to deduce the answer to what you don't.

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    Deduction is a noun that means the process of using knowledge or information to understand something or form an opinion, or the process of taking away an amount from a total. Learn more about the word family, usage and examples from the Longman Dictionary of Contemporary English.