Look up: Deduction

1. deduction
   [Noun] An amount that is taken away from a total. Also, a conclusion you reach through reasoning.
   Example: I earn �250 a week but I only get �175 after deductions like tax and National Insurance.
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2. deduction
   [n] - an amount or percentage deducted 2. [n] - something that is inferred (deduced or entailed or implied) 3. [n] - reasoning from the general to the particular (or from cause to effect)
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3. Deduction
   In the US, an expense allowed by the Internal Revenue Service which is deducted from adjusted... <a target=_blank href='http://www.finance-glossary.com/terms/deduction.htm?id=377&ginPtrCode=00000&PopupMode=false' title='Read full definition of deduction'>more</a>
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4. Deduction
   A conclusion derived by reasoning. See also: Axiom, Conjecture.
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5. deduction
   Monies taken away from gross pay, leaving workers with their net pay or take-home pay. Deductions are likely to include income tax and national insurance contributions. Workers may have their...
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6. deduction
   In philosophy, a form of argument in which the conclusion necessarily follows from the premises. It would be inconsistent logic to accept the premises but deny the conclusion. ...
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7. Deduction
   see hypothetico-deduction.
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8. deduction
   a process of reasoning in which the conclusion follows from the premises given Category: Automation (includes telecommunications and computers) • the act of deducting; substraction. Category: Language and literature
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9. Deduction
   Something which reduces the amount of your taxable income or your chargeable gains. A business expense, such as the purchase of stationery supplies, is a deduction that can be used to reduce the amount of your taxable business profits. Indexation allowance (to April 1998) is a deduction that can be ...
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10. deduction
    Something which reduces the amount of your taxable income or your chargeable gains. A business expense, such as the purchase of stationery supplies, is a deduction that can be used to reduce the amount of your taxable business profits. Indexation allowance (to April 1998) is a deduction that can be ...
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11. Deduction
    De·duc'tion noun [ Latin deductio : confer French déduction .] 1. Act or process of deducing or inferring. « The deduction of one language from another.» Johnson. « This process, by which from t...
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12. deduction
    The logical derivation of a conclusion from certain premises. The conclusion will be true if the premises are true and the deductive argument is valid. ... Compare: induction . ... (05 Mar 2000) ...
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13. deduction
    deductive reasoning noun reasoning from the general to the particular (or from cause to effect)
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14. deduction
    discount noun an amount or percentage deducted
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15. deduction
    noun something that is inferred (deduced or entailed or implied); `his resignation had political implications`
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16. Deduction
    • (n.) That which is deduced or drawn from premises by a process of reasoning; an inference; a conclusion. • (n.) That which is deducted; the part taken away; abatement; as, a deduction from the yearly rent. • (n.) Act of deducting or taking away; subtraction; as, the deduction of the...
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17. deduction
    (from the article `income tax`) ...on a flat per capita basis or in accordance with a schedule. When income is taxed at graduated rates, exemptions are worth more to high-income ...
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18. deduction
    in logic, a rigorous proof, or derivation, of one statement (the conclusion) from one or more statements (the premises)—i.e., a chain of statements, ... [13 related articles]
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19. deduction
    deduction 1. The action of deducting or taking away from a sum or amount; subtraction, abatement. 2. The process of deducing or drawing a conclusion from a principle already known or assumed; specifically, in logic, inference by reasoning from generals to particulars; opposed to induction. 3. That which is deduced; an inference, conclusion.
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20. deduction
    Type: Term Pronunciation: dē-dŭk′shŭn Definitions: 1. The logical derivation of a conclusion from certain premises. The conclusion will be true if the premises are true and the deductive argument is valid.
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21. Deduction
    Inference in which the conclusion about particulars follows necessarily from general theory. In a science like Physical Geography, deductive reasoning would involve stating a theory first and then trying to find facts that reject this idea.
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22. Deduction
    Starting with general ideas and moving to more specific ideas within a topic. (compare to induction)
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23. deduction
    deduction, in logic, form of inference such that the conclusion must be true if the premises are true. For example, if we know that all men have two legs and that John is a man, it is then logical to deduce that John has two legs. Logicians contrast deduction with induction, in which the conclusion ...
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24. Deduction
    (Lat. deductio, a leading down) Necessary analytical inference. (a) In logic: inference in which a conclusion follows necessarily from one or more given premisses. Definitions given have usually required that the conclusion be of lesser generality than one of the premisses, and have sometimes explic...
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25. Deduction
    n. An amount which is subtracted from total income in order to determine taxable income. The expenditure applies to tax payers and is not equivalent to exemptions such as for marital status, age over 65, disability, or number of dependents which reduce the total amount of owed tax.
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