eduction

as in deduction
an opinion arrived at through a process of reasoning the policeman's eduction was that there was more than one murderer involved

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Noun
  • Which is what many Republicans have in mind in pushing for a tax credit—not a deduction—for donations to ESA programs.
    Ryan Craig, Forbes, 21 Mar. 2025
  • Murillo had been identified this time last year as the player who would most likely have to be sold for Forest to avoid another charge, and points deduction, for breaching Premier League spending rules.
    Daniel Taylor, The Athletic, 21 Mar. 2025
Noun
  • The scientific method proceeds roughly as follows: An analyst writes down a mathematical model of the phenomena in question (the theory), collects some data and uses the tools of probabilistic inference to estimate the unknowns.
    Eric Novik, Forbes, 14 Mar. 2025
  • The system essentially uses compression as a form of inference.
    Ars Technica, Ars Technica, 6 Mar. 2025
Noun
  • The people who enjoyed that show were cheated out of a conclusion.
    Lynette Rice, Deadline, 19 Mar. 2025
  • Wednesday’s decision, which comes at the conclusion of the Fed’s two-day monetary policy meeting, shows that central bankers are waiting for evidence that inflation is headed toward their 2% target — or that the economy is weakening more than expected.
    Bryan Mena, CNN, 19 Mar. 2025
Noun
  • His determination led to McIlroy's second career win at the event, silencing doubters.
    David Faris, Newsweek, 18 Mar. 2025
  • The city’s Department of Finance was reviewing the OCB determination and did not immediately return a request for comment.
    Thomas Tracy, New York Daily News, 17 Mar. 2025
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“Eduction.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/eduction. Accessed 28 Mar. 2025.

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