DEDUCTION
/dɪˈdʊkʃən/
13
Scrabble
16
WWF
D(2) E(1) D(2) U(1) C(3) T(1) I(1) O(1) N(1)
NWL/TWL ✓ Collins ✓ WWF ✓
Definition
/dɪˈdʊkʃən/
noun
- That which is deducted; that which is subtracted or removed
- A sum that can be removed from tax calculations; something that is written off“You might want to donate the old junk and just take the deduction.”
- 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.
- A conclusion; that which is deduced, concluded or figured out“He arrived at the deduction that the butler didn't do it.”
- The ability or skill to deduce or figure out; the power of reason“Through his powers of deduction, he realized that the plan would never work.”
Source: Wiktionary
Hooks
Back hooks: DEDUCTION-S
