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deduction
/dɪˈdʌkʃən/
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What does deduction mean?
noun
- That which is deducted; that which is subtracted or removed.
- A sum that can be removed in tax calculations, usually from the taxable amount; something that is written off.
- A sum withheld from an employee's pay for the purpose of paying tax.
More meanings (2)
noun
- A conclusion; that which is deduced, concluded or figured out.
- The ability or skill to deduce or figure out; the power of reason
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IPA pronunciation
/dɪˈdʌkʃən/
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That deduction is that we, who have borne the pains, shall also learn the lesson which they were intended to convey.
Nature is too strong, to be prevailed on to retire, and give way to the authority of definitions and syllogistical deduction.
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Only the residue of employment left after deduction of this effective work is to be classed as a performance of leisure.
They might therefore, with great propriety, be considered as something more than a mere deduction from the real representatives of the nation.
And this because law as a science painfully sought justification in deduction from long obsolete norms and in the explanation of texts.