English Explanatory Dictionary

deductive

English dictionary entry

Meanings

adj
  1. Of, pertaining to, or based on deduction (process of reasoning).
  2. Based on inferences from general principles.

Pronunciation

/dɪˈdʌktɪv/ /dɪˈdʊktɪv/ LL-Q1860 (eng)-Flame, not lame-deductive.wav

Word forms

deductive more deductive most deductive

Etymology

From deduct + -ive.

Derived words

deductive closure deductive database deductive inference deductive language deductively deductive mood deductiveness deductive reasoning deductivism deductivist deductivistic hypothetico-deductive hypotheticodeductive nondeductive undeductive
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