- deduction method
- philosophical method of determining a general rule from an individual detail
English contemporary dictionary. 2014.
deduction method
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Deduction — • An argument or reasoning process, that kind of mediate inference by which from truths already known we advance to a knowledge of other truths necessarily implied in the former; the mental product or result of that process. Also a method, the… … Catholic encyclopedia
deduction — deduction, deductive The use of logical rules to arrive at a set of premisses from which certain conclusions must follow. Deduction begins with theory , moves to hypotheses derived from the theory, and then tests hypotheses via prediction and… … Dictionary of sociology
Deduction theorem — In mathematical logic, the deduction theorem is a metatheorem of first order logic.[1] It is a formalization of the common proof technique in which an implication A → B is proved by assuming A and then proving B from this assumption.… … Wikipedia
deduction — That which is deducted; the part taken away; abatement; as deductions from gross income in arriving at net income for tax purposes. In the civil law, a portion or thing which an heir has a right to take from the mass of the succession before any… … Black's law dictionary
deduction — That which is deducted; the part taken away; abatement; as deductions from gross income in arriving at net income for tax purposes. In the civil law, a portion or thing which an heir has a right to take from the mass of the succession before any… … Black's law dictionary
deduction — /di duk sheuhn/, n. 1. the act or process of deducting; subtraction. 2. something that is or may be deducted: She took deductions for a home office and other business expenses from her taxes. 3. the act or process of deducing. 4. something that… … Universalium
Method of analytic tableaux — A graphical representation of a partially built propositional tableau In proof theory, the semantic tableau (or truth tree) is a decision procedure for sentential and related logics, and a proof procedure for formulas of first order logic. The… … Wikipedia
deduction — Synonyms and related words: Baconian method, a fortiori reasoning, a posteriori reasoning, a priori reasoning, abatement, ablation, abrasion, abridgment, abstraction, accord, addition, adjunct, affairs, affiliation, affinity, agio, alleviation,… … Moby Thesaurus
deduction — de duc·tion || kʃn n. subtraction, reduction, discount; conclusion; method of logical reasoning in which one uses a general rule to determine individual elements … English contemporary dictionary
Standard Deduction — A base amount of income that is not subject to tax and that can be used to reduce a taxpayer s adjusted gross income (AGI). A standard deduction can only be used if the taxpayer does not choose the itemized deduction method of calculating taxable … Investment dictionary
