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Deduction (noun)
That which is deducted; that which is subtracted or removed
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Deduction (noun)
A written off
“You might want to donate the old junk and just take the deduction.”
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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”
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Deduction (noun)
A conclusion; that which is deduced, concluded or figured out
“He arrived at the deduction that the butler didn’t do it.”
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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.”
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Reduction (noun)
The act, process, or result of reducing.
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Reduction (noun)
The amount or rate by which something is reduced, e.g. in price.
“A 5% reduction in robberies”
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Reduction (noun)
A reaction in which electrons are gained and valence is reduced; often by the removal of oxygen or the addition of hydrogen.
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Reduction (noun)
The process of rapidly boiling a sauce to concentrate it.
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Reduction (noun)
The rewriting of an expression into a simpler form.
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Reduction (noun)
a transformation of one problem into another problem, such as mapping reduction or polynomial reduction.
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Reduction (noun)
An arrangement for a far smaller number of parties, e.g. a keyboard solo based on a full opera.
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Reduction (noun)
A philosophical procedure intended to reveal the objects of consciousness as pure phenomena. (See phenomenological reduction.)
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Reduction (noun)
A medical procedure to restore a fracture or dislocation to the correct alignment.
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Deduction (noun)
the action of deducting or subtracting something
“the dividend will be paid without deduction of tax”
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Deduction (noun)
an amount that is or may be deducted from something, especially from taxable income or tax to be paid
“tax deductions”
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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”
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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”
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Reduction (noun)
the amount by which something is made smaller, less, or lower in price
“special reductions on knitwear”
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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”
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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.
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Reduction (noun)
the halving of the number of chromosomes per cell that occurs at one of the two anaphases of meiosis.
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Reduction (noun)
a thing that is made smaller or less in size or amount.
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Reduction (noun)
an arrangement of an orchestral score for piano or for a smaller group of performers.
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Reduction (noun)
a thick and concentrated liquid or sauce made by boiling.
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Reduction (noun)
a copy of a picture or photograph made on a smaller scale than the original.
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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”
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Reduction (noun)
the process or result of reducing or being reduced
“the reaction is limited to reduction to the hydrocarbon”
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Reduction (noun)
substitution of a sound which requires less muscular effort to articulate
“the process of vowel reduction”