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de·duc·tion
(dĭ-dŭk′shən)n.
1. The act of deducting; subtraction.
2. An amount that is or may be deducted: tax deductions.
3. The drawing of a conclusion by reasoning; the act of deducing.
4. Logic
a. The process of reasoning in which a conclusion follows necessarily from the stated premises; inference by reasoning from the general to the specific.
b. A conclusion reached by this process.
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deduction
(dɪˈdʌkʃən)n
1. (Mathematics) the act or process of deducting or subtracting
2. (Accounting & Book-keeping) something, esp a sum of money, that is or may be deducted
3. (Logic)
a. the process of reasoning typical of mathematics and logic, whose conclusions follow necessarily from their premises
b. an argument of this type
c. the conclusion of such an argument
4. (Logic) logic
a. a systematic method of deriving conclusions that cannot be false when the premises are true, esp one amenable to formalization and study by the science of logic
b. an argument of this type. Compare induction 4
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de•duc•tion
(dɪˈdʌk ʃən)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.
a. a process of reasoning in which a conclusion follows necessarily from the premises presented; inference from the general to the particular.
b. a conclusion reached by this process. Compare induction (def. 3).
[1400–50; < Latin]
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de·duc·tion
(dĭ-dŭk′shən)1. The process of reasoning in which a conclusion follows necessarily from the premises; reasoning from the general to the specific.
2. A conclusion reached by this process.
Usage The logical processes known as deduction and induction work in opposite ways. When you use deduction, you apply general principles to specific instances. Thus, using a mathematical formula to figure the volume of air that can be contained in a gymnasium is applying deduction. Similarly, you use deduction when applying a law of physics to predict the outcome of an experiment. By contrast, when you use induction, you examine a number of specific instances of something and make a generalization based on them. Thus, if you observe hundreds of examples in which a certain chemical kills plants, you might conclude by induction that the chemical is toxic to all plants. Inductive generalizations are often revised as more examples are studied and more facts are known. Certain plants that you have not tested, for instance, may turn out to be unaffected by the chemical, and you might have to revise your thinking. In this way, an inductive generalization is much like a hypothesis.
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Noun 1. [画像:deduction - a reduction in the gross amount on which a tax is calculated]deduction - a reduction in the gross amount on which a tax is calculated; reduces taxes by the percentage fixed for the taxpayer's income bracket
tax benefit, tax break - a tax deduction that is granted in order to encourage a particular type of commercial activity
business deduction - tax write-off for expenses of doing business
exemption - a deduction allowed to a taxpayer because of his status (having certain dependents or being blind or being over 65 etc.); "additional exemptions are allowed for each dependent"
write-down, write-off - (accounting) reduction in the book value of an asset
2. deduction - an amount or percentage deducted
allowance, adjustment - an amount added or deducted on the basis of qualifying circumstances; "an allowance for profit"
trade discount - a discount from the list price of a commodity allowed by a manufacturer or wholesaler to a merchant
3. deduction - something that is inferred (deduced or entailed or implied); "his resignation had political implications"
4. deduction - reasoning from the general to the particular (or from cause to effect)
syllogism - deductive reasoning in which a conclusion is derived from two premises
5. deduction - the act of subtracting (removing a part from the whole); "he complained about the subtraction of money from their paychecks"
bite - a portion removed from the whole; "the government's weekly bite from my paycheck"
withholding - the act of deducting from an employee's salary
6. [画像:deduction - the act of reducing the selling price of merchandise]deduction - the act of reducing the selling price of merchandise
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deduction
noun
1. conclusion, finding, verdict, judgment, assumption, inference, corollary It was a pretty astute deduction.
2. reasoning, thinking, thought, reason, analysis, logic, cogitation, ratiocination 'How did you guess?' 'Deduction,' he replied.
3. discount, reduction, cut, concession, allowance, decrease, rebate, diminution your gross income, before tax and insurance deductions
4. subtraction, reduction, allowance, concession the deduction of tax at 20%
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deduction
noun2. A position arrived at by reasoning from premises or general principles:
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Translations
إستِخْلاص، إسْتِنْتاجخَصْم، حَسْمنَتيجَه
dedukcesrážka
fradragslutningudledelseudledning
deduktiopäätelmäpäättelyvähennys
afleiîslafrádráttur
dedukcia
avdraghärledningslutledningslutsats
deduction
[dɪˈdʌkʃən] N1. (= inference) → deducción f, conclusión f
what are your deductions? → ¿cuáles son sus conclusiones?
what are your deductions? → ¿cuáles son sus conclusiones?
2. (= act of deducting) → deducción f; (= amount deducted) → descuento m
tax deductions → desgravaciones fpl fiscales, deducciones fpl fiscales
tax deductions → desgravaciones fpl fiscales, deducciones fpl fiscales
Collins Spanish Dictionary - Complete and Unabridged 8th Edition 2005 © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1971, 1988 © HarperCollins Publishers 1992, 1993, 1996, 1997, 2000, 2003, 2005
deduction
[dɪˈdʌkʃən] n [points, amount] → déduction f
[tax, interest] → prélèvement m, retenue f
(amount subtracted) → prélèvement m
(= conclusion) → déduction f, conclusion f
Collins English/French Electronic Resource. © HarperCollins Publishers 2005
deduction
Collins German Dictionary – Complete and Unabridged 7th Edition 2005. © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1980 © HarperCollins Publishers 1991, 1997, 1999, 2004, 2005, 2007
deduction
[dɪˈdʌkʃ/ən] na. (inference) → deduzione f
b. (subtraction) → detrazione f; (from wages) → trattenuta
Collins Italian Dictionary 1st Edition © HarperCollins Publishers 1995
deduce
(diˈdjuːs) verb to work out from facts one knows or guesses. From the height of the sun I deduced that it was about ten o'clock. aflei, ʼn gevolgtrekking maak يِسْتَنْتِج، يَسْتَدِل، يَسْتَخْلِص закл'чавам deduzir odvodit, usoudit folgern udlede; slutte συμπεραίνω deducir järeldama نتیجه گیری کردن؛ برداشت کردن päätellä déduire לְהַקִיש, לְהַסִיק परिणाम निकालना zaključiti következtet memperhitungkan, menarik kesimpulan álykta dedurre 推論する 추론하다, 연역하다 daryti išvadą secināt simpulkan afleiden slutte, utlede wnioskować استنباطول، نتيجه كښل deduzir a deduce заключать vyvodiť sklepati izvesti zaključak sluta sig till, dra [den] slutsatsen คาดคะเน sonuç çıkarmak, sonuca varmak 推斷 робити висновок; простежити استنباط suy luận 推断
deduction (diˈdakʃən) noun1. the act of deducing. aftrekking, vermindering إستِخْلاص، إسْتِنْتاج заключение dedução dedukce die Schlußfolgerung udledning; slutning συναγωγή συμπεράσματος deducción järeldamine نتیجه گیری؛ برداشت päättely déduction הסקה अनुमान zaključivanje következtetés deduksi afleiðsla deduzione 推論すること 차감 dedukcija, išprotavimas dedukcija, secināšana deduksi afleiding utledning, deduksjon wnioskowanie تعليل، كوالى، جلاوالى، تفريق. dedução deducţie умозаключение dedukcia sklepanje dedukcija slutledning, härledning การอนุมาน indirme, çıkarma 推論 віднімання; відрахування عمل اخراج diễn dịch 推论
2. something that has been deduced. Is this deduction accurate? afslag, korting نَتيجَه извод dedução dedukce die Schlußfolgerung udledelse; slutning συμπέρασμα deducción järeldus استدلال؛ برداشت päättely déduction מסקנה अनुमान zaključak következtetés perhitungan afleiðsla deduzione 推論 차감액 išvada secinājums; slēdziens perhitungan afleiding deduksjon wniosek تعلیل dedução deducţie вывод dedukcia sklep zaključak slutsats, deduktion การหักลบ indirim, kesinti 推演出來的結論,推論 висновок مستخرج sự khấu trừ 推演出来的结论,推论
deduct
(diˈdakt) verb to subtract; to take away. They deducted the expenses from his salary. aftrek يَحْسِم، يَخْصُم изваждам deduzir odečíst, srazit abziehen fratrække; fradrage αφαιρώ, κρατώ restar, descontar maha arv(ut)ama کسر کردن؛ کاستن vähentää déduire לְהַפחִית, לְנַכּוֹת काटना, घटाना oduzeti levon mengurangi draga frá dedurre 差し引く 차감하다 išskaityti atvilkt; atskaitīt tolak aftrekken trekke fra odejmować جلاكول، بېدلول، لږول، كمول، منفى كول descontar a deduce удерживать odpočítať, odrátať odšteti odbiti dra av, räkna ifrån ลบ çıkarmak, indirmek 扣除 відраховувати; віднімати منہا کرنا khấu trừ 扣除
deˈduction (-ʃən) noun something that has been deducted. There were a lot of deductions from my salary this month. aftrekking خَصْم، حَسْم изваждане dedução srážka der Abzug fradrag αφαίρεση, κράτηση deducción mahaarv(ut)amine کسر؛ کاستن vähennys déduction הפחתה, ניכוי कटौती oduzimanje levonás potongan frádráttur detrazione 控除 공제액 išskaitymas atvilkums; atskaitījums potong aftrekpost fradrag potrącenie تفریق desconto scăzământ удержание zrážka, odpočítanie odbitek odbitak avdrag, avräkning การหักลบ kesinti, indirim 扣除額 відрахування منہا کردہ رقم sự khấu trừ 扣除额
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de·duc·tion
n. deducción.
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