deduction

n. [ L. deductio: cf. F. déduction. ] 1. Act or process of deducing or inferring. [ 1913 Webster ]

The deduction of one language from another. Johnson. [ 1913 Webster ]

This process, by which from two statements we deduce a third, is called deduction. J. R. Seely. [ 1913 Webster ]

2. Act of deducting or taking away; subtraction; as, the deduction of the subtrahend from the minuend. [ 1913 Webster ]

3. That which is deduced or drawn from premises by a process of reasoning; an inference; a conclusion. [ 1913 Webster ]

Make fair deductions; see to what they mount. Pope. [ 1913 Webster ]

4. That which is or may be deducted; the part taken away; abatement; as, a deduction from the yearly rent in compensation for services; deductions from income in calculating income taxes.

Syn. -- See Induction. [ 1913 Webster ]