Deduction vs. Reduction
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That which is deducted; that which is subtracted or removed
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A sum that can be removed from tax calculations; something that is written off
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(logic) 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.
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A conclusion; that which is deduced, concluded or figured out
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The ability or skill to deduce or figure out; the power of reason
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Act or process of deducing or inferring.
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Act of deducting or taking away; subtraction; as, the deduction of the subtrahend from the minuend.
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That which is deduced or drawn from premises by a process of reasoning; an inference; a conclusion.
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That which is or may be deducted; the part taken away; abatement; as, a deduction from the yearly rent in compensation for services; deductions from income in calculating income taxes.
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a reduction in the gross amount on which a tax is calculated; reduces taxes by the percentage fixed for the taxpayer's income bracket
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an amount or percentage deducted
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something that is inferred (deduced or entailed or implied);
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reasoning from the general to the particular (or from cause to effect)
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the act of subtracting (removing a part from the whole);
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the act of reducing the selling price of merchandise
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the action of deducting or subtracting something
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an amount that is or may be deducted from something, especially from taxable income or tax to be paid
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the inference of particular instances by reference to a general law or principle
Reductionnoun
The act, process, or result of reducing.
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The amount or rate by which something is reduced, e.g. in price.
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(chemistry) A reaction in which electrons are gained and valence is reduced; often by the removal of oxygen or the addition of hydrogen.
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(cooking) The process of rapidly boiling a sauce to concentrate it.
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(mathematics) The rewriting of an expression into a simpler form.
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(computability theory) a transformation of one problem into another problem, such as mapping reduction or polynomial reduction.
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(music) An arrangement for a far smaller number of parties, e.g. a keyboard solo based on a full opera.
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A philosophical procedure intended to reveal the objects of consciousness as pure phenomena. (See phenomenological reduction.)
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(medicine) A medical procedure to restore a fracture or dislocation to the correct alignment.
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The act of reducing, or state of being reduced; conversion to a given state or condition; diminution; conquest; as, the reduction of a body to powder; the reduction of things to order; the reduction of the expenses of government; the reduction of a rebellious province.
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The act or process of reducing. See Reduce, v. t., 6. and To reduce an equation, To reduce an expression, under Reduce, v. t.
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The correction of observations for known errors of instruments, etc.
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The process of making a copy of something, as a figure, design, or draught, on a smaller scale, preserving the proper proportions.
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The bringing of a syllogism in one of the so-called imperfect modes into a mode in the first figure.
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The act, process, or result of reducing{7}; as, the reduction of iron from its ores; the reduction of an aldehyde into an alcohol.
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The operation of restoring a dislocated or fractured part to its former place.
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the act of decreasing or reducing something
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any process in which electrons are added to an atom or ion (as by removing oxygen or adding hydrogen); always occurs accompanied by oxidation of the reducing agent
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the act of reducing complexity
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the action or fact of making something smaller or less in amount, degree, or size
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the amount by which something is made smaller, less, or lower in price
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the simplification of a subject or problem to a particular form in presentation or analysis
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the process of converting an amount from one denomination to a smaller one, or of bringing down a fraction to its lowest terms.
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the halving of the number of chromosomes per cell that occurs at one of the two anaphases of meiosis.
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a thing that is made smaller or less in size or amount.
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an arrangement of an orchestral score for piano or for a smaller group of performers.
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a thick and concentrated liquid or sauce made by boiling.
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a copy of a picture or photograph made on a smaller scale than the original.
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the action of remedying a dislocation or fracture by returning the affected part of the body to its normal position
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the process or result of reducing or being reduced
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substitution of a sound which requires less muscular effort to articulate
