different between deduction vs ergotism

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)

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 deduction.

3. (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

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

   He arrived at the deduction that the butler didn't do it.

5. 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

English

Etymology 1

ergot +? -ism

Noun

ergotism (countable and uncountable, plural ergotisms)

1. The plant disease caused by ergot.
2. The effect of long-term ergot poisoning, traditionally due to the ingestion of the alkaloids produced by the Claviceps purpurea fungus which infects rye and other cereals, and more recently by the action of a number of ergoline-based drugs consisting of convulsive and gangrenous symptoms.
3. The usage of ergot infested grain to poison animals.

Synonyms

• ergotoxicosis
• Saint Anthony's fire

Etymology 2

French ergotisme, from Latin ergo.

Noun

ergotism (plural ergotisms)

1. A logical deduction.
   • c. 1670s, Thomas Browne, Christian Morals

     States are not governed by Ergotisms. Many have Ruled will who could not perhaps define a Commonwealth […]

Anagrams

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Romanian

Etymology

From French ergotisme

Noun

ergotism n (uncountable)

1. ergotism

Declension