What is the meaning of Deduction?

That which is deducted; that which is subtracted or removed

  1. A sum that can be removed from tax calculations; something that is written off

    A sum that can be removed from tax calculations; something that is written off

    A sum withheld from an employee's pay for the purpose of paying tax.

    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.

    A conclusion; that which is deduced, concluded or figured out

    The ability or skill to deduce or figure out; the power of reason

    Source: wiktionary.org