Deduction (noun)
That which is deducted; that which is subtracted or removed
Deduction (noun)
A written off
“You might want to donate the old junk and just take the deduction.”
Deduction (noun)
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.
“induction”
Deduction (noun)
A conclusion; that which is deduced, concluded or figured out
“He arrived at the deduction that the butler didn’t do it.”
Deduction (noun)
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.”
Reduction (noun)
The act, process, or result of reducing.
Reduction (noun)
The amount or rate by which something is reduced, e.g. in price.
“A 5% reduction in robberies”
Reduction (noun)
A reaction in which electrons are gained and valence is reduced; often by the removal of oxygen or the addition of hydrogen.
Reduction (noun)
The process of rapidly boiling a sauce to concentrate it.
Reduction (noun)
The rewriting of an expression into a simpler form.
Reduction (noun)
a transformation of one problem into another problem, such as mapping reduction or polynomial reduction.
Reduction (noun)
An arrangement for a far smaller number of parties, e.g. a keyboard solo based on a full opera.
Reduction (noun)
A philosophical procedure intended to reveal the objects of consciousness as pure phenomena. (See phenomenological reduction.)
Reduction (noun)
A medical procedure to restore a fracture or dislocation to the correct alignment.
Deduction (noun)
the action of deducting or subtracting something
“the dividend will be paid without deduction of tax”
Deduction (noun)
an amount that is or may be deducted from something, especially from taxable income or tax to be paid
“tax deductions”
Deduction (noun)
the inference of particular instances by reference to a general law or principle
“we do not yet know if these deductions are correct”
“the detective must uncover the murderer by deduction from facts”
Reduction (noun)
the action or fact of making something smaller or less in amount, degree, or size
“there had been a reduction in the number of casualties”
“talks on arms reduction”
Reduction (noun)
the amount by which something is made smaller, less, or lower in price
“special reductions on knitwear”
Reduction (noun)
the simplification of a subject or problem to a particular form in presentation or analysis
“the reduction of classical genetics to molecular biology”
Reduction (noun)
the process of converting an amount from one denomination to a smaller one, or of bringing down a fraction to its lowest terms.
Reduction (noun)
the halving of the number of chromosomes per cell that occurs at one of the two anaphases of meiosis.
Reduction (noun)
a thing that is made smaller or less in size or amount.
Reduction (noun)
an arrangement of an orchestral score for piano or for a smaller group of performers.
Reduction (noun)
a thick and concentrated liquid or sauce made by boiling.
Reduction (noun)
a copy of a picture or photograph made on a smaller scale than the original.
Reduction (noun)
the action of remedying a dislocation or fracture by returning the affected part of the body to its normal position
“we must see if the fracture requires reduction”
Reduction (noun)
the process or result of reducing or being reduced
“the reaction is limited to reduction to the hydrocarbon”
Reduction (noun)
substitution of a sound which requires less muscular effort to articulate
“the process of vowel reduction”