The difference between Addition and Deduction
When used as nouns, addition means the act of adding anything, whereas deduction means that which is deducted.
check bellow for the other definitions of Addition and Deduction
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Addition as a noun (uncountable):
The act of adding anything.
Examples:
"The addition of five more items to the agenda will make the meeting unbearably long."
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Addition as a noun:
Anything that is added.
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Addition as a noun (uncountable):
The arithmetic operation of adding.
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Addition as a noun (music):
A dot at the right side of a note as an indication that its sound is to be lengthened one half.
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Addition as a noun (chiefly, legal):
A title annexed to a person's name to identify him or her more precisely, as in "John Doe, Esq.", "Robert Dale, Mason", "Thomas Way, of New York".
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Addition as a noun (heraldry):
Something added to a coat of arms, as a mark of honour; opposed to .
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Deduction as a noun:
That which is deducted; that which is subtracted or removed
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Deduction as a noun:
A sum that can be removed from tax calculations; something that is written off
Examples:
"You might want to donate the old junk and just take the deduction."
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Deduction as a noun (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.
Examples:
"ant induction"
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Deduction as a noun:
A conclusion; that which is deduced, concluded or figured out
Examples:
"He arrived at the deduction that the butler didn't do it."
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Deduction as a noun:
The ability or skill to deduce or figure out; the power of reason
Examples:
"Through his powers of deduction, he realized that the plan would never work."