The ability or skill to deduce or figure out; the power of reason
A conclusion; that which is deduced, concluded or figured out
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.
That which is deducted; that which is subtracted or removed
A sum that can be removed from tax calculations; something that is written off
An inference about some hypothetical situation based on known facts.
A calculation of an estimate of the value of some function outside the range of known values.
The diametric opposite of interpolation.