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deduction - Meaning and Examples

Meaning of 'deduction' (Webster Dictionary)

1 . Deduction [ n.]
- Act or process of deducing or inferring.
- Act of deducting or taking away; subtraction; as, the deduction of the subtrahend from the minuend.
- That which is deduced or drawn from premises by a process of reasoning; an inference; a conclusion.
- That which is deducted; the part taken away; abatement; as, a deduction from the yearly rent.

Meaning of 'deduction' (Princeton's WordNet)

1 . deduction [ n]
Meaning (1):
- the act of subtracting (removing a part from the whole)
Example in sentence:
  • he complained about the subtraction of money from their paychecks
Meaning (2):
- something that is inferred (deduced or entailed or implied)
Example in sentence:
  • his resignation had political implications