deduction
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Deduction is a form of inference that can guarantee the truth of its conclusions, given the truth of the premises.
From Textbooks • Jun. 15, 2022
Deduction of post-production costs from gas royalty payments is a method that has “long been used in West Virginia and other states,” lawyers for EQT argue in the ongoing class-action case.
From Salon • Nov. 18, 2018
The Mortgage Interest Tax Deduction applies to federal tax returns.
From Encyclopedia.com • Jun. 26, 2018
Deduction is phased out for law, consulting and certain other service businesses.
From The Wall Street Journal • Apr. 3, 2018
The mathematical studies of Descartes gave him a bias towards Deduction; and his fundamental principle was much the same as that of Protagoras, who 'made the individual man the measure of all things.
From Fragments of science, V. 1-2 by Tyndall, John
Vocabulary lists containing deduction
Argumentative Writing
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Lead the Way: Duc and Duct
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Argumentative Writing, List 2
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