654 examples of deduction in sentences

Maybe you don't know much about deduction, but that's one thing scouts learn about, and I tried to make out what it meant, but it had me guessing.

1. ACCORDING TO REASON are such propositions whose truth we can discover by examining and tracing those ideas we have from sensation and reflection; and by natural deduction find to be true or probable.

REASON, therefore, here, as contradistinguished to FAITH, I take to be the discovery of the certainty or probability of such propositions or truths, which the mind arrives at by deduction made from such ideas, which it has got by the use of its natural faculties; viz. by sensation or reflection.

But the logical deduction of them all may be summed up in one idea,the supremacy of State rights in opposition to a central government.

[reasoning about an experiment] deduction, induction, abduction.

process of reasoning, train of reasoning, chain of reasoning; deduction, induction, abduction; synthesis, analysis.

N. result, conclusion, upshot; deduction, inference, ergotism [Med.]; illation; corollary, porism^; moral. estimation, valuation, appreciation, judication^; dijudication^, adjudication; arbitrament, arbitrement^, arbitration; assessment, ponderation^; valorization. award, estimate; review, criticism, critique, notice, report.

Hence, having a keen interest in the natural history of my inward self, I pursue this plan I have mentioned of using my observation as a clue or lantern by which I detect small herbage or lurking life; or I take my neighbour in his least becoming tricks or efforts as an opportunity for luminous deduction concerning the figure the human genus makes in the specimen which I myself furnish.

r. Profit of the planters after deduction of the wages 3. 9 r. or 8. 25

They could never justify it on independent grounds of deduction, nor produce their warrant and authority to teach it.

I. Summary Deduction of the Discoveries of the World, from their first Original, to the year 1555, by Antonio Galvano.

But leaving all contested points in this matter, I now apply to my proposed deduction, resting only upon what has been recorded in authentic histories.

As it is, the logical deduction from M. Sardou's fable is that, though spirit communications are genuine enough, they are never of the slightest use; but we can scarcely suppose that that was what he intended to convey.

We do not say that a return of her old love helped this deduction, because we do not wish to mix up profane with sacred things.

This is sound reasoning, on your part; and, if your premises are correct, there is no resisting your deduction.

This would mean a deduction of thirteen army corps, or 546,000 men; so that we have to reckon with a field army, made up of the standing army, 1,454,000 men strong.

Now we recognize the reality within; we recognize it also in the object,and the affirming light flashes upon us, not in the form of deduction, but of inherent Truth, which we cannot get rid of; and we call it Truth,for it will take no other name.

A few aspects of this deduction could be explained by interactions I have had amongst journalists from both the newspapers.

The deduction is obvious.

This is badly expressed; for, according to his own deduction, each part has but one sign.

In his "Battle of the Books," he tells us, "that Dryden, who encountered Virgil, soothed the good ancient by the endearing title of 'father,' and, by a large deduction of genealogies, made it appear, that they were nearly related, and humbly proposed an exchange of armour; as a mark of hospitality, Virgil consented, though his was of gold, and cost an hundred beeves, the other's but of rusty iron.

But the powers of observation and of deduction are not the only qualities essential to the poetical character.

"That the object-matter of religion," he says, "can be replaced by another object-matter, as supposed by those who think the 'religion of humanity' will be the religion of the future, is a belief countenanced neither by induction nor by deduction.

Romer Zane Grey, Elizabeth Grey Grosso & Loren Zane Grey (C); 21Jun61; R277857-277855. GRIBBLE, LEONARD R. Famous feats of detection and deduction.

Thus, coinage may be both free and gratuitous, when citizens are allowed to bring bullion whenever they please and have it converted into coins without charge or deduction.

654 examples of  deduction  in sentences