deduction

deduction is a Noun

Definition:

[1] Act or process of deducing or inferring. The deduction of one language from another. Johnson. This process, by which from two statements we deduce a third, is called deduction. J. R. Seely.

[2] Act of deducting or taking away; subtraction; as, the deduction of the subtrahend from the minuend.

[3] That which is deduced or drawn from premises by a process of reasoning; an inference; a conclusion. Make fair deductions; see to what they mount. Pope.

[4] That which is deducted; the part taken away; abatement; as, a deduction from the yearly rent.