·noun Act or process of deducing or inferring.
II. Deduction ·noun That which is deducted; the part taken away; abatement; as, a deduction from the yearly rent.
III. Deduction ·noun Act of deducting or taking away; subtraction; as, the deduction of the subtrahend from the minuend.
IV. Deduction ·noun That which is deduced or drawn from premises by a process of reasoning; an inference; a conclusion.