deduction

  • 81deduction — de•duc•tion [[t]dɪˈdʌk ʃən[/t]] n. 1) the process of deducting; subtraction 2) something that may be deducted 3) the act or process of deducing 4) something that is deduced 5) pho a) a process of reasoning in which a conclusion follows… …

    From formal English to slang

  • 82deduction — I. /dəˈdʌkʃən / (say duh dukshuhn) noun 1. the act of deducting; subtraction; abatement. 2. that which is deducted. {deduct + ion} II. /dəˈdʌkʃən / (say duh dukshuhn) noun 1. the process of drawing a conclusion from something known or assumed. 2 …

  • 83deduction —    This word (from the Latin deducere, meaning to lead from ) is used in philosophy and theology to refer to amethod of reasoning that begins with general or universal principles and applies them to specific cases or uses these principles to come …

    Glossary of theological terms

  • 84déduction — nf. dédukchon (Albanais, Villards Thônes) …

    Dictionnaire Français-Savoyard

  • 85deduction — Reasoning from a known principle; subtraction. An amount allowed a taxpayer in reduction of gross income to determine taxable income. An item to be deducted from the gross estate of a decedent in computing the taxable estate …

    Ballentine's law dictionary

  • 86Déduction —    см. Дедукция …

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  • 87Raisonnement Par Déduction — Déduction logique Pour les articles homonymes, voir déduction. En logique, la déduction procède de la conception que les moyens ne sont pas plus importants que la fin (conclusion), par opposition à l induction logique qui consiste à former des… …

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  • 88Raisonnement par déduction — Déduction logique Pour les articles homonymes, voir déduction. En logique, la déduction procède de la conception que les moyens ne sont pas plus importants que la fin (conclusion), par opposition à l induction logique qui consiste à former des… …

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  • 89orphan's deduction — Deduction from the taxable estate of the decedent permitted if the decedent does not have a surviving spouse, and is survived by a minor child who, immediately after the death of the decedent, has no known parent. The amount of the deduction is… …

    Black's law dictionary

  • 90deduction theorem — The theorem provable about some logical systems, that if a conclusion C can be proved from a set of premises A1…An, then there is a proof of An→ C from A1…An–1 …

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