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Deduction vs Ergotism - What's the difference?

deduction | ergotism |

As nouns the difference between deduction and ergotism

is that deduction is that which is deducted; that which is subtracted or removed while ergotism is the effect of long-term ergot poisoning, traditionally due to the ingestion of the alkaloids produced by the Claviceps purpurea fungus which infects rye and other cereals, and more recently by the action of a number of ergoline-based drugs.

deduction

English

Noun

(en noun)
  • That which is deducted; that which is subtracted or removed
  • A sum that can be removed from tax calculations; something that is written off
  • You might want to donate the old junk and just take the deduction .
  • (logic) A process of reasoning that moves from the general to the specific, in which a conclusion follows necessarily from the premises presented, so that the conclusion cannot be false if the premises are true.
  • A conclusion; that which is deduced, concluded or figured out
  • He arrived at the deduction that the butler didn't do it.
  • The ability or skill to deduce or figure out; the power of reason
  • Through his powers of deduction , he realized that the plan would never work.

    ergotism

    English

    Etymology 1

    Noun

    (wikipedia ergotism)
  • The effect of long-term ergot poisoning, traditionally due to the ingestion of the alkaloids produced by the Claviceps purpurea fungus which infects rye and other cereals, and more recently by the action of a number of ergoline-based drugs.
  • Synonyms
    * ergotoxicosis * Saint Anthony's fire

    Etymology 2

    (etyl) ergotisme, from (etyl) (lena) ergo.

    Noun

    (en noun)
  • A logical deduction.
  • (Sir Thomas Browne)