Action de prélever (du sang, un organe, des sommes, etc).
ETYM Latin deductio: cf. French déduction.
In philosophy, a form of argument in which the conclusion necessarily follows from the premises. It would be inconsistent logic to accept the premises but deny the conclusion.
1. An amount or percentage deducted; SYN. discount.
2. Reasoning from the general to the particular (or from cause to effect); SYN. deductive reasoning, synthesis.
3. Something that is inferred (deduced or entailed or implied); SYN. entailment, implication.
ETYM Old Eng. sample, asaumple, Old Fren. essample, example, from Latin exemplum. Related to Example, Ensample, Sampler.
1. A small part of something intended as representative of the whole.
2. All or part of a natural object that is collected and preserved as an example of its class.