Deduction

Pronunciation

• UK IPA: /dɪˈdÊŒkʃən/, /dɪˈdÊŠkʃən/
• US IPA: /dɪˈdÊŒkʃən/
• Rhymes: -ÊŒkʃən

Origin

From Middle French déduction, from Latin deductio

Full definition of deduction

Noun

1. That which is deducted; that which is subtracted or removed
2. A sum that can be removed from tax calculations; something that is written offYou might want to donate the old junk and just take the deduction.
3. A conclusion; that which is deduced, concluded or figured outHe arrived at the deduction that the butler didn't do it.
4. The ability or skill to deduce or figure out; the power of reasonThrough his powers of deduction, he realized that the plan would never work.
5. (logic) 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.
6. A conclusion reached by this process