deduction
n
1 the act or process of deducting or subtracting
2 something, esp. a sum of money, that is or may be deducted
a the process of reasoning typical of mathematics and logic, whose conclusions follow necessarily from their premises
b an argument of this type
c the conclusion of such an argument
a a systematic method of deriving conclusions that cannot be false when the premises are true, esp. one amenable to formalization and study by the science of logic
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deduction theorem
n (Logic) the property of many formal systems that the conditional derived from a valid argument by taking the conjunction of the premises as antecedent and the conclusion as consequent is true
natural deduction
n a system of formal logic that has no axioms but permits the assumption of premises of an argument. Such a system uses sequents to record which assumptions are operative at any stage
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Diccionario Inglés definición
deduction
1 assumption, conclusion, consequence, corollary, finding, inference, reasoning, result
2 abatement, allowance, decrease, diminution, discount, reduction, subtraction, withdrawal
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