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deduction
1 a: an act of taking away <deduction of legitimate business expenses> b: something that is or may be subtracted <deductions from his taxable income>2 a: the deriving of a conclusion by reasoning
; specifically : inference in which the conclusion about particulars follows necessarily from general or universal premises
— compare induction b: a conclusion reached by logical deduction
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