Definition
The act of figuring out or concluding something by using logic and reasoning from information you already know.
Etymology
Present participle of 'deduce,' from Latin 'deducere' (to lead down/away). The medieval and Renaissance scholars used this term when describing logical reasoning—taking premises and leading them toward a conclusion.
Kelly Says
Deduction is how Sherlock Holmes works—you start with observable facts and 'lead' your reasoning toward the criminal, which is literally what the Latin word means: leading your thoughts downward to a conclusion.
Translations
ARالعربية
يستنتج
is-tan-taj
CACatalà
deure
deh-roo-ray
CSČeština
odvozovat
oh-v-do-zo-vat
DEDeutsch
Ableitend
ah-blei-ten-d
ELΕλληνικά
αποσπάω
ah-pos-pa-o
ESEspañol
deduciendo
deh-doo-thee-en-doh
FAفارسی
استنتاج
es-te-n-tagh
FRFrançais
déduisant
deh-doo-ee-an
GUGU
ઉદાહરણ
oo-dah-haar-an
HIहिन्दी
निर्धारित करना
nir-dhar-it kar-na
HUMagyar
bizonyít
bee-zo-nyee-t
IDBahasa Indonesia
menarik kesimpulan
men-ee-raak kes-ee-m-poo-la-an
ITItaliano
deduciendo
deh-doo-see-en-doh
KKKK
анықтау
a-ny-k-ta-oo
MSBahasa Melayu
menarik kesimpulan
men-ee-raak kes-ee-m-poo-la-an
NLNederlands
afleiden
af-lay-den
NONorsk
avlede
ah-vlee-de
PLPolski
wnioskować
vvee-n-oosh-koh-vat
PTPortuguês
deduzindo
deh-doo-zee-ndo
RORomână
deduce
deh-doo-seh
RUРусский
выводя
vy-vo-dya
SVSvenska
avleda
ah-vlee-da
SWKiswahili
kujua
koo-jua
TAதமிழ்
விளக்கம்
vee-llak-kam
TEతెలుగు
వివరించు
vee-va-ree-n-chu
TLTL
makatwiran
ma-ka-twi-ran
TRTürkçe
deduce
deh-doo-se
UKУкраїнська
виводити
vee-vo-dee-tee
URاردو
نتیجہ اخذ کرنا
na-tee-jah ikh-z kar-na
VITiếng Việt
suy ra
soo-rah