Deduction
Merriam-Webster Online Dictionary
deduction (noun)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
Merriam-Webster Online Thesaurus
deduction (noun)1.
something that is or may be subtracted
SYNONYMS:
abatement, discount, reductionRELATED WORDS:
giveback, kickback, rebate; dent, depreciation; decline, decrement, diminishment, diminution, drop, fall, loss; forfeit, forfeiture, penaltyNEAR ANTONYMS:
accretion, accrual, augmentation, boost, gain, increase, increment, raise, rise; appreciation2.
the act or an instance of taking away from a total
SYNONYMS:
deductionRELATED WORDS:
discount, giveback, kickback, rebate; abatement, decline, decrement, detraction, diminishment, diminution, drop, fall, loss, reduction, shrinkage; curtailment, cut, cutbackNEAR ANTONYMS:
boost, enlargement, gain, increase, increment, raise, rise; accretion, accrual, accumulation, addendum, appendix, augmentation, supplement, supplementation3.
an opinion arrived at through a process of reasoning
SYNONYMS:
consequence, deduction, determination, eduction, induction, inference, sequiturRELATED WORDS:
decision, deliverance, diagnosis, judgment ( judgement), resolution, ruling, verdict; conjecture, guess, surmise; assumption, presumption, supposition