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Possible vs Deduction - What's the difference?

possible | deduction |

As nouns the difference between possible and deduction

is that possible is a possible one while deduction is deduction (all meanings).

As an adjective possible

is (usually|not comparable) able but not certain to happen; neither inevitable nor impossible.

possible

English

Adjective

(en-adj)
  • (usually, not comparable) Able but not certain to happen; neither inevitable nor impossible.
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  • (comparable) Capable of being done or achieved; feasible.
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  • , passage=And success in minor degree, in the sense in which he uses the term "success," is only somewhat more possible than success in winning the White House chair.}}
  • * {{quote-news, 1993, September 10, Lee Michael Katz, Expectant Mideast hopes to bear twin peace deals, USA Today, page=2A citation
  • , passage=Peace between Israel and the Arab countries is "more possible than any time before," says ex-Arab League U.N. ambassador Clovis Maskoud. }}
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  • Being considered, e.g. for a position.
  • Derived terms

    * as much as possible * ASAP (as soon as possible) * possibly

    Antonyms

    * (able but not certain to happen) certain, inevitable, impossible * (capable of being done) impossible

    Noun

    (en noun)
  • A possible one
  • (colloquial, rare) A possible choice, notably someone being considered for a position.
  • Jones is a possible for the new opening in sales.
  • (rare) A particular event that may happen.
  • Synonyms

    * possibility * option

    Antonyms

    * impossible * no-go

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    Anagrams

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    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.