English

Pronunciation
IPA|/dɪ�d�k��n/, SAMPA|/dI"dVkS@n/
audio|en-us-deduction.ogg|Audio (US)
Rhymes: Rhymes:English:-�k��n|-�k��n

Noun
en-noun

1. that which is deducted; that which is subtracted or removed
2. a sum that can be removed from tax calculations; something that is written off

#:You might want to donate the old junk and just take the deduction.

1. a conclusion; that which is deduced, concluded or figured out

#:He arrived at the deduction that the butler didn't do it.

1. the ability or skill to deduce or figure out; the power of reason

#:Through his powers of deduction, he realized that the plan would never work.

1. Logica. a process of reasoning that moves from the general to the specific, in which a conclusion follows necessarily from the premises presented, so that the conclusion cannot be false if the premises are true.

#:b. a conclusion reached by this process

Translations
trans-top|that which is deducted; that which is subtracted or removed
Finnish: vähennys
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Italian: deduzione f
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trans-top|a sum that can be removed from tax calculations; something that is written off
Finnish: vähennys
Italian: deduzione f, detrazione
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Swedish: avdrag n
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trans-top|a conclusion; that which is deduced, concluded or figured out
Finnish: päätelmä
Italian: deduzione f
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Swedish: slutsats c
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trans-top|the ability or skill to deduce or figure out; the power of reason
Finnish: päättely
Italian: deduzione f
trans-mid
Swedish: härledning c, slutledning c
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trans-top|a process of reasoning
Czech: dedukce f
Finnish: deduktio
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Italian: deduzione f
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