DEDUCTION

noun act or process of deducing or inferring.

2. deduction ·noun that which is deducted; the part taken away; abatement; as, a deduction from the yearly rent.

3. deduction ·noun act of deducting or taking away; subtraction; as, the deduction of the subtrahend from the minuend.

4. deduction ·noun that which is deduced or drawn from premises by a process of reasoning; an inference; a conclusion.