deduction.

1. A conclusion or reasoning process that follows necessarily from accepted premises.

2. An amount removed from a total, especially a payment or taxable value.

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Words that belong together

• logical deduction
• deduction from premises

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The deduction depends on the stated premise.

Usage notes

Primary category: analysis / argumentation / evidence. Forms: Countable or uncountable by context; countable singular deduction; plural deductions. Legacy lexical fields mirror sense 1 only. Use numbered sense fields for all meanings. Established modern English lexical item. No separate regional spelling or grammatical inflection entry. Writing functions: argumentation, evidence, inference. Commonness: moderately common.