1. (n.) Act or process of deducing or inferring.

2. (n.) Act of deducting or taking away; subtraction; as, the deduction of the subtrahend from the minuend.

3. (n.) That which is deduced or drawn from premises by a process of reasoning; an inference; a conclusion.

4. (n.) That which is deducted; the part taken away; abatement; as, a deduction from the yearly rent.

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