deducIve

[English deduc (e); -ive.] Performing the act of deduction; deducing. dě-duct', v. t. [Lat. deduct us, pa. par. of deduco to draw down, to deduce.] *I. Lit .: To lead forth, to conduct, to guide. . a people deducted oute of the citie of Philip pos, " Udall : Pref. to the Philip pians. IMG:content-1980.png:[blocks in formation] Crabb thus discriminates between to deduct and to subtract : Deduct , from the Latin deduct us , participle of deduco , and subtract , from subtract us , participle of subtraho , have both the sense of taking from, but the former is used in a general, and the latter in a technical sense. He who makes an estimate is obliged to deduct ; he who makes a calculation is obliged to subtract . The tradesman deducts what has been paid from what remains due; the accountant subtracts small sums from the gro amount." (Crabb: Eng. Synon.) dě-duct'-ing, pr. par., a. & 8. [DEDUCT.] A. & B. As pr. par. & particip. adj.: (See the verb.) C. As subst. The act of taking away or subtracting; deduction.