déduction
French → English
(finance) Deduction: the act of subtracting an amount from a total, such as taxes or debt; subtraction
Un contribuable peut soustraire de ses revenus certaines déductions fiscales.
(English) A taxpayer can subtract certain tax deductions from their income.
La succession, déduction faite des dettes, s'élève à cent mille francs.
(English) The inheritance, after deduction of debts, amounts to one hundred thousand francs.
(logic) Inference: the process of reaching a conclusion by moving from general principles to specific facts
Le syllogisme est la principale forme de déduction en logique classique.
(English) The syllogism is the main form of deduction in classical logic.
Par une déduction brillante, Sherlock Holmes a identifié le coupable.
(English) Through a brilliant deduction, Sherlock Holmes identified the culprit.
Entry ID: fr:en:déduction · Source: refined · Type: vocabulary