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What does deduce mean?

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Verb
  1. (transitive) To reach a conclusion by applying rules of logic to given premises.
  2. (obsolete) To take away; to deduct; to subtract.
  3. (obsolete, Latinism) To lead forth.
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Ben is quick to deduce that the map to the treasure is inscribed in invisible ink of the back of the American Declaration of Independence.
As conscious beings we can deduce that the logical conclusion of this decline is our extinction.
Standing among these grotesques, one immediately attempted to connect the images, to deduce the cultural and social milieu from which they came.
Despite numerous red herrings, there's no way to logically deduce the culprit's identity.
Just as it's entirely feasible to judge a book by its cover, so we can deduce much from this CD's insert.
Hence the logical proof schema which enables you to deduce any proposition whatever from a contradiction cannot be applied.

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