deduction
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4.1
- noun
- /dɪˈdʌkʃən/
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deducción
- Through careful deduction, the detective solved the mysterious case.
- logical deduction
- deduction and inference
- make deductions
But she knows that he has himself chosen the premises on which his rigorous deductions depend.
- But she knows that he has himself chosen the premises on which his rigorous deductions depend.
- So we have an intelligence that can make deductions and come to conclusions that no other species can do.
- It may not be a logical deduction, he says, but to my imagination this is a scientist saying this.
- So trying to translate all philosophy into like if P, then QP, therefore Q, like that rationally follows logical deduction, that kind of stuff.
- And I start saying I use deduction on the product.
- They're not perfect deductions or anything like that.
- I'll go ahead and start Jeff BI think that is a brilliant deduction.
- And proofs have always been very specific form of like logic deductions.
Examples
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Sergeant, I bow to your powers of deduction.
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What kind of a deduction do I make from that?
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Your deduction is quite correct, Doctor.
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I have never used it myself, so it is only a deduction on my part.
Fiction book (1993) -
Some of them must, by simple deduction, be more appealing than this one.
Fiction book (1993) -
Further, when something is found in Spain, it is a safe deduction to assume it's Spanish.
Blog text (16) -
My powers of deduction lead me to believe that this is the work of Gargamel.
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All that the day's labor, walking, questioning, and deduction produced by midnight was the confirmation of a very ordinary evening.
Fiction book (1990) -
Once the numerical values of each, as well as their combination, are known, further deductions can be made.
Academic text (2002) -
A deduction must begin by discerning which facts are relevant to the justification at hand.
Academic text (2017)
Synonyms
221
3.9
A way of thinking in a clear, logical order to form a conclusion
42
5.7
A conclusion you reach from evidence and reasoning
8
4.2
A set of connected reasons that lead to a conclusion
6
5.9
To use general rules to reach a specific conclusion about one case
4
4.3
A set of clear reasons that show why an idea is true or false
2
6.0
Showing how a formula or result follows in clear steps
2
7.4
A way of thinking that moves from general rules to specific cases
1
3.7
A careful use of reason to solve problems
Deciding something from facts or reasons
Thinking that removes wrong options until one answer remains
Compounds
- Specialized
22
3.4
An expense or amount you can subtract from your income to lower your tax
1
4.0
An amount a business can subtract from its income before paying taxes for money spent running the business
- Formal
A rule that lowers the tax a business pays for some meals and client events within set limits
How Certain
632
1.6
31
4.1
42
5.7
- Formal
138
6.1
43
7.8
Surface Forms
Morphology
deduction = deduce (semi-transparent) = de + duct + ion
For this sense, learners who know the verb 'deduce' can usually infer the noun meaning, but the deduce/deduction spelling alternation makes the link less fully transparent.
Etymology
Deduction comes from the Latin parts de- ('down' or 'from') and ducere ('to lead'), and you can see the same root in words like conduct and produce. Think of it as 'leading down' from a general idea to a specific result, which is what reasoning by deduction does. So, the origin helps explain why a deduction is a conclusion reached by careful steps.