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Uncommondeduction
The correct spelling is deduction.
How to pronounce deduction
/dɪˈdʊkʃən/
nounIPA: /dɪˈdʊkʃən/
Say it like: Ded-ucs-hon
The correct spelling is deduction. That which is deducted; that which is subtracted or removed For example: "You might want to donate the old junk and just take the deduction."
Usage Examples
“You might want to donate the old junk and just take the deduction.”
“He arrived at the deduction that the butler didn't do it.”
“Through his powers of deduction, he realized that the plan would never work.”
Definition
noun
- 1.That which is deducted; that which is subtracted or removed
- 2.A sum that can be removed from tax calculations; something that is written off
- 3.A process of reasoning that moves from the general to the specific, in which a conclusion follows necessarily from the premises presented, so that the conclusion cannot be false if the premises are true.
- 4.A conclusion; that which is deduced, concluded or figured out
- 5.The ability or skill to deduce or figure out; the power of reason
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