ALL meanings of deduction
de·duc·tion
D d - countable noun deduction A deduction is a conclusion that you have reached about something because of other things that you know to be true. 3
- uncountable noun deduction Deduction is the process of reaching a conclusion about something because of other things that you know to be true. 3
- countable noun deduction A deduction is an amount that has been subtracted from a total. 3
- uncountable noun deduction Deduction is the act or process of subtracting an amount of money from a total amount. 3
- noun deduction the act or process of deducting or subtracting 3
- noun deduction something, esp a sum of money, that is or may be deducted 3
- noun deduction the process of reasoning typical of mathematics and logic, whose conclusions follow necessarily from their premises 3
- noun deduction an argument of this type 3
- noun deduction the conclusion of such an argument 3
- noun deduction a systematic method of deriving conclusions that cannot be false when the premises are true, esp one amenable to formalization and study by the science of logic 3
- noun deduction a deducting or being deducted; subtraction 3
- noun deduction a sum or amount deducted or allowed to be deducted 3
- noun deduction the act or process of deducing; reasoning from the general to the specific, or from premises to a logically valid conclusion; also, a conclusion reached by such reasoning 3
- noun deduction A deduction is an expense that can be deducted from income on a tax return. 3
- noun deduction figuring out 1
- noun deduction mathematics: subtraction 1
- noun deduction tax: deductible sum 1
- noun deduction sth deduced, conclusion 1
- noun deduction The action of deducting or subtracting something. 1
- noun deduction the act or process of deducting; subtraction. 1
- noun deduction something that is or may be deducted: She took deductions for a home office and other business expenses from her taxes. 1
- noun deduction the act or process of deducing. 1
- noun deduction something that is deduced: His astute deduction was worthy of Sherlock Holmes. 1
- noun deduction Logic. a process of reasoning in which a conclusion follows necessarily from the premises presented, so that the conclusion cannot be false if the premises are true. a conclusion reached by this process. Compare induction (def 4). 1
- noun deduction That which is deducted; that which is subtracted or removed. 0
- noun deduction A sum that can be removed from tax calculations; something that is written off. 0
- noun deduction (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. 0
- noun deduction A conclusion; that which is deduced, concluded or figured out. 0
- noun deduction The ability or skill to deduce or figure out; the power of reason. 0