The difference between Deduction and Reduction

When used as nouns, deduction means that which is deducted, whereas reduction means the act, process, or result of reducing.


check bellow for the other definitions of Deduction and Reduction

  1. Deduction as a noun:

    That which is deducted; that which is subtracted or removed

  2. 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."

  3. 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"

  4. 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."

  5. 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."

  1. Reduction as a noun:

    The act, process, or result of reducing.

  2. Reduction as a noun:

    The amount or rate by which something is reduced, e.g. in price.

    Examples:

    "A 5% reduction in robberies"

  3. Reduction as a noun (chemistry):

    A reaction in which electrons are gained and valence is reduced; often by the removal of oxygen or the addition of hydrogen.

  4. Reduction as a noun (cooking):

    The process of rapidly boiling a sauce to concentrate it.

  5. Reduction as a noun (mathematics):

    The rewriting of an expression into a simpler form.

  6. Reduction as a noun (computability theory):

    a transformation of one problem into another problem, such as mapping reduction or polynomial reduction.

  7. Reduction as a noun (music):

    An arrangement for a far smaller number of parties, e.g. a keyboard solo based on a full opera.

  8. Reduction as a noun (philosophy, phenomenology):

    A philosophical procedure intended to reveal the objects of consciousness as pure phenomena. (See phenomenological reduction.)

  9. Reduction as a noun (medicine):

    A medical procedure to restore a fracture or dislocation to the correct alignment.