deduction
noun
[ dɪˈdʌkʃ(ə)n ]
• the action of deducting or subtracting something.
• "the dividend will be paid without deduction of tax"
Similar:
subtraction,
taking away,
taking off,
withdrawal,
abstraction,
removal,
debit,
docking,
discounting,
knocking off,
• the inference of particular instances by reference to a general law or principle.
• "the detective must uncover the murderer by deduction from facts"
Similar:
conclusion,
inference,
supposition,
hypothesis,
thesis,
assumption,
presumption,
suspicion,
conviction,
belief,
reasoning,
results,
findings,
Origin:
late Middle English: from Latin deductio(n- ), from the verb deducere (see deduce).
