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noun 
  1. that which is deducted; that which is subtracted or removed
  2. a sum that can be removed from tax calculations; something that is written off
You might want to donate the old junk and just take the .
  1. a conclusion; that which is deduced, concluded or figured out
He arrived at the that the butler didn't do it.
  1. the ability or skill to deduce or figure out; the power of reason
Through his powers of , he realized that the plan would never work.
  1. (Logic)a. 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.
b. a conclusion reached by this process
Translations: 
  • Italian: deduzione
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