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logic the property of many formal systems that the conditional derived from a valid argument by taking the conjunction of the premises as antecedent and the conclusion as consequent is true

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Words nearby deduction theorem

deduce, deduct, deductible, deductible clause, deduction, deduction theorem, deductive, deduplicate, de Duve, dee, deed

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How to use deduction theorem in a sentence

That would have involved overturning a 1977 Court decision that upheld automatic deduction of union dues.
Only Eight Years of President Hillary Can Take the Supreme Court Away From Conservatives|Michael Tomasky|June 30, 2014|DAILY BEAST
True, making an Item 24 deduction requires me to “Attach Form 2106.”
Up to a Point: I Do My Own Taxes With No Help, Except From a Couple of Bloody Marys|P. J. O’Rourke|April 15, 2014|DAILY BEAST
The devil was predictably in the details, with a surcharge on the rich and a call to end the state and local tax deduction.
RIP: Obama’s Grand Bargain With the GOP on Entitlements|John Avlon|March 2, 2014|DAILY BEAST
Infinite Monkey Theorem has also landed praise in national publications including Wine Spectator as recently as last year.
Taste Off: Super Bowl State Wines From Colorado and Washington|Jordan Salcito|February 1, 2014|DAILY BEAST

A few years ago, I attended a party hosted by The Infinite Monkey Theorem.
Taste Off: Super Bowl State Wines From Colorado and Washington|Jordan Salcito|February 1, 2014|DAILY BEAST
This was considered by the Post-office Department as an average deduction of 53 per cent.
The Postal Service of the United States in Connection with the Local History of Buffalo|Nathan Kelsey Hall
The amount so collected was to be paid to the tithe-owners, subject to a deduction of three per cent.
The History of England in Three Volumes, Vol.III.|E. Farr and E. H. Nolan
Does he prove that criminal procedure against the colonies would fail, by sign or by deduction?
English: Composition and Literature|W. F. (William Franklin) Webster
The great conclusions are reached by the certain methods of elimination and deduction.
English: Composition and Literature|W. F. (William Franklin) Webster
No more logical deduction was possible than this commencement of decentralization within the Prussian monarchy.
Great Men and Famous Women. Vol. 4 of 8|Various