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Webster 1913 Edition
Deduction
De-duc′tion
,Noun.
[L.
deductio
: cf. F. déduction
.] 1.
Act or process of deducing or inferring.
The
deduction
of one language from another. Johnson.
This process, by which from two statements we deduce a third, is called
deduction
. J. R. Seely.
2.
Act of deducting or taking away; subtraction;
as, the
. deduction
of the subtrahend from the minuend3.
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.
Syn. – See
Induction
. Webster 1828 Edition
Deduction
DEDUCTION
,Noun.
1.
The act of deducting.2.
That which is deducted; sum or amount taken from another; defalcation; abatement; as, this sum is a deduction from the yearly rent.3.
That which is drawn from premises; fact, opinion, or hypothesis, collected from principles or facts stated, or established data; inference; consequence drawn; conclusion; as, this opinion is a fair deduction from the principles you have advanced.