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An example use of deduction in a speech by a native speaker of american english:
“… step brick by brick through deduction or …”
Deduction is the act of drawing a conclusion or inference from a set of facts or observations.
the word deduction occurs in english on average 1.2 times per one million words; this frequency warrants it to be in the study list for C2+ level of language mastery according to CEFR, the Common European Framework of Reference.
it is hard to perfectly classify words into specific topics since each word can have many context of its use, but our machine-learning models believe that deduction can be often used in the following areas:
1) business and work;
2) communication, information, and media;
3) education, science, and technology;