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deduction
English
Etymology
From Middle French déduction, from Latin deductio
Pronunciation
- (UK) IPA(key): /d??d?k??n/, /d??d?k??n/
- (US) IPA(key): /d??d?k??n/
- Rhymes: -?k??n
Noun
deduction (countable and uncountable, plural deductions)
- That which is deducted; that which is subtracted or removed
- 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 deduction.
- (logic) 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.
- Antonym: induction
- A conclusion; that which is deduced, concluded or figured out
- He arrived at the deduction that the butler didn't do it.
- The ability or skill to deduce or figure out; the power of reason
- Through his powers of deduction, he realized that the plan would never work.
Synonyms
- (that which is subtracted or removed): extract, reduction; See also Thesaurus:decrement
Translations
deduction From the web:
- what deductions can i claim
- what deductions can i claim for 2020
- what deductions are required by law
- what deductions can i claim in addition to standard deduction
- what deductions are taken out of a paycheck
- what deductions can you itemize
- what deduction should i claim
- what deductions are included in agi
consequence
English
Etymology
Borrowed from Old French consequence , from Latin consequentia.
Pronunciation
- (Received Pronunciation) IPA(key): /?k?ns?kw?ns/
- (General American) IPA(key): /?k?ns?kw?ns/, /?k?ns?kw?ns/
Noun
consequence (plural consequences)
- That which follows something on which it depends; that which is produced by a cause.
- A result of actions, especially if such a result is unwanted or unpleasant.
- A proposition collected from the agreement of other previous propositions; any conclusion which results from reason or argument; inference.
- Chain of causes and effects; consecution.
- Importance with respect to what comes after.
- The power to influence or produce an effect.
- (especially when preceded by "of") Importance, value, or influence.
Usage notes
- Adjectives often applied to "consequence": social, legal, environmental, political, economic, personal, cultural, moral, unintended, undesirable, likely, probable, necessary, logical, natural, important, significant, bad, disastrous, devastating, fatal, catastrophic, harmful.
Synonyms
- aftercome
- distinction
- implication
- moment
- rank
- repercussion
- value
Related terms
Translations
See also
- causality
- effect
- impact
Verb
consequence (third-person singular simple present consequences, present participle consequencing, simple past and past participle consequenced)
- (transitive) To threaten or punish (a child, etc.) with specific consequences for misbehaviour.
- 1998, Terry M. Levy, Michael Orlans, Attachment, trauma, and healing
- The goal of consequencing is to teach the child a lesson that leads to positive choices and behaviors. The goal of punishment is to inflict pain and seek revenge. Angry parenting is punitive and ineffectual.
- 1998, Terry M. Levy, Michael Orlans, Attachment, trauma, and healing
References
Further reading
- consequence in Webster’s Revised Unabridged Dictionary, G. & C. Merriam, 1913.
- consequence in The Century Dictionary, New York, N.Y.: The Century Co., 1911.
- consequence at OneLook Dictionary Search
consequence From the web:
- what consequences
- what consequences do borrowers face
- what consequences mean
- what consequences resulted from the spread of nationalism
- what are examples of consequences
- what kind of consequences
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