deduction principle

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• Deduction — • An argument or reasoning process, that kind of mediate inference by which from truths already known we advance to a knowledge of other truths necessarily implied in the former; the mental product or result of that process. Also a method, the… …   Catholic encyclopedia

• deduction / induction —    Deduction is the explanation of particular facts from a general principle. Since all robins have red breasts and that bird has a red breast, it must be a robin.    Induction is drawing a general principle from a particular set of facts: I ve… …   Confused words

• deduction / induction —    Deduction is the explanation of particular facts from a general principle. Since all robins have red breasts and that bird has a red breast, it must be a robin.    Induction is drawing a general principle from a particular set of facts: I ve… …   Confused words

• deduction — ► NOUN 1) the action of deducting. 2) an amount that is or may be deducted. 3) the inference of particular instances by reference to a general law or principle. Often contrasted with INDUCTION(Cf. ↑induction). DERIVATIVES deductive adjective… …   English terms dictionary

• Principle of explosion — The principle of explosion is the law of classical logic and a few other systems (e.g., intuitionistic logic) according to which anything follows from a contradiction i.e., once you have asserted a contradiction, you can infer any proposition, or …   Wikipedia

• deduction — noun 1》 the action of deducting.     ↘an amount that is or may be deducted. 2》 the inference of particular instances by reference to a general law or principle. Often contrasted with induction.     ↘a conclusion that has been deduced. Derivatives …   English new terms dictionary

• deduction — Reasoning from a known principle; subtraction. An amount allowed a taxpayer in reduction of gross income to determine taxable income. An item to be deducted from the gross estate of a decedent in computing the taxable estate …   Ballentine's law dictionary

• induction, deduction — The common methods of thinking are deduction and induction. The former method tries to establish a specific and limited conclusion by showing that it is allied with, or conforms to, a general truth or principle. In deduction, thought moves from… …   Dictionary of problem words and expressions

• Natural deduction — In logic and proof theory, natural deduction is a kind of proof calculus in which logical reasoning is expressed by inference rules closely related to the natural way of reasoning. This contrasts with the axiomatic systems which instead use… …   Wikipedia

• Public Policy Limitation on Deduction for Business Expenses — Brief Introduction: Deduction for Business Expenses Section 162(a) of the Internal Revenue Code allows for taxpayers to deduct ordinary and necessary expenses paid or incurred in carrying on a trade or business from their gross income. [26 U.S.C …   Wikipedia

• Dividends received deduction — The dividends received deduction[1] (or DRD ), under U.S. federal income tax law, is a tax deduction received by a corporation on the dividends paid to it by other corporations in which it has an ownership stake. Contents 1 History 2 Impact …   Wikipedia