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deduction

noun
/dɪˈdʌkʃən/UK/dɪˈdʌkʃən/US

Etymology

From Middle French déduction, from Latin deductio. Equivalent to deduct + -ion or deduce + -tion.

  1. borrowed from deductus
  2. suffixed as deduction — “deduct + ion”

Definitions

  1. That which is deducted

    That which is deducted; that which is subtracted or removed.

    • Near-synonyms: extract, reduction; see also Thesaurus:decrement

  2. A process of reasoning that moves from the general to the specific, in which a conclusion…

    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.

    • He arrived at the deduction that the butler didn't do it.

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Derived

deduction theorem, natural deduction, neutral deduction, nondeduction, social deduction

Vish — recursive loop

A definitional loop anchored at deduction. Each word in the ring is defined by the next; follow the chain far enough and it folds back on itself. Scroll to it and watch.

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A definitional loop anchored at deduction. Each word in the ring appears in the definition of the next; follow the chain far enough and it folds back on itself.

7 hops · closes at deduction

curated · pre-corpus. live cycle detection across the full graph is the next major milestone.

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