Definition of deduction

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de·duc·tion

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NOUN:

The act of deducting; subtraction.
An amount that is or may be deducted: tax deductions.
The drawing of a conclusion by reasoning; the act of deducing.
Logic
1. The process of reasoning in which a conclusion follows necessarily from the stated premises; inference by reasoning from the general to the specific.
2. A conclusion reached by this process.

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