Deduction
Deduction , noun
[Latin deductio: compare French déduction.]
1.
Act or process of deducing or inferring.
The deduction of one language from another.
This process, by which from two statements we deduce a third, is called deduction.
2.
Act of deducting or taking away; subtraction; as, the deduction of the subtrahend from the minuend.
3.
That which is deduced or drawn from premises by a process of reasoning; an inference; a conclusion.
Make fair deductions; see to what they mount.
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.