English Explanatory Dictionary

deduction

English dictionary entry

Meanings

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

Pronunciation

/dɪˈdʌkʃən/ /dɪˈdʊkʃən/ /diˈdʌkʃən/ en-us-deduction.ogg

Word forms

deduction deductions

Etymology

From Middle French déduction, from Latin deductio. Equivalent to deduct + -ion or deduce + -tion.

Synonyms

extract reduction cut decrement deduction dip drop extraction fall lowering shrinkage ergotism illation verdict award censure choice conclusion decision determination inference judgement/judgment mind opinion result sight take view

Antonyms

induction

Related words

tax-deductible

Derived words

deduction theorem natural deduction neutral deduction nondeduction social deduction

Translations

Bulgarian: отбив Bulgarian: удържане Bulgarian: размишление Catalan: deducció Finnish: vähennys Finnish: deduktio Finnish: päättely French: déduction Galician: dedución German: Abzug German: Ableitung German: Herleitung Greek: αφαίρεση Greek: παρακράτηση Greek: παραγωγή Greek: παραγωγικός λογισμός Hindi: कटौती Italian: deduzione Norwegian Bokmål: fradrag Norwegian Bokmål: deduksjon Norwegian Nynorsk: frådrag Norwegian Nynorsk: deduksjon Portuguese: dedução Russian: вы́чет Russian: удержа́ние Russian: размышле́ние Russian: деду́кция Spanish: deducción Arabic: اِسْتِنْتَاج Armenian: դեդուկցիա Armenian: արտածում Chinese Mandarin: 演繹 /演绎 Czech: dedukce Danish: deduktion Dutch: afleiding Indonesian: deduksi Khmer: អនុមានញែក Malay: deduksi Polish: dedukcja Tagalog: panaklawan Turkish: tümdengelim, talil
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