illation,
inference the reasoning involved in drawing a conclusion or making a logical judgment on the basis of circumstantial evidence and prior conclusions rather than on the basis of direct observation
deduction -
The ability or skill to deduce or figure out; the power of reason.
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.
deduction -
A conclusion reached by this process.
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deduction The act or process of deducting.
deduction Reasoning from the general to the particular (or from cause to effect).