Mathematical Logic

noun the amount that is subtracted or deducted

• The accountant made a deduction for the business expenses.
• I made a deduction from my paycheck for taxes.
• I did the math and made a deduction, turns out I have more money than I thought.
• Through deductive reasoning, I was able to make a deduction about the suspect's whereabouts.

adjective relating to or expressing a choice between alternatives

• The disjunctive conjunction 'or' is used to present mutually exclusive options.
• You can choose either option A or option B, it's disjunctive.
• You gotta pick one or the other, it's disjunctive like that.
• The disjunctive paths in life led her to different destinations.

noun a lack of straightforwardness or honesty in behavior or speech

• The use of indirection in his writing style allows for multiple interpretations of the text.
• I don't understand why he always uses so much indirection in his explanations.
• Stop beating around the bush and just say what you mean, no need for all that indirection.
• The politician's speech was full of indirection, making it hard to discern his true intentions.

adverb from that place; from there

• The river flows eastward, and thence empties into the sea.
• We'll grab some lunch and thence head to the museum.
• Let's hit up the mall and thence catch a movie afterwards.
• From this realization, she thence made the decision to pursue her dreams.