What does "deduction" mean?
Deduction: Act of deducting or taking away; subtraction; as, the deduction of the subtrahend from the minuend.
Additional senses
- 2.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.
- 3.That which is deducted; the part taken away; abatement; as, a deduction from the yearly rent.
Sources
- Webster's Unabridged Dictionary, 1913 edition (public domain, via GCIDE / Project Gutenberg).
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