deduction
deduction is defined in Webster's Unabridged Dictionary (1913) with 3 senses. The full text of each entry is reproduced verbatim below.
Definitions
- 1.Act of deducting or taking away; subtraction; as, the deduction of the subtrahend from the minuend.
- 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.
Source: Webster's Unabridged Dictionary, 1913 edition (public domain, via GCIDE / Project Gutenberg).
Synonyms
Synonyms (Webster's 1913)
- see induction
Source: Webster's Unabridged Dictionary, 1913 edition (public domain, via GCIDE / Project Gutenberg).
Related questions
Reverse-dictionary questions
Definition-first questions whose answer is deduction.
- What is act of deducting or taking away; subtraction; as, the deduction of the subtrahend from the minuend called?
- What is 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 called?
- What is that which is deducted; the part taken away; abatement; as, a deduction from the yearly rent called?
Sources
- Definitions: Webster's Unabridged Dictionary, 1913 edition (public domain, via GCIDE / Project Gutenberg).
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