English Explanatory Dictionary

deductive reasoning

English dictionary entry

Meanings

noun
  1. Inference in which the conclusion cannot be false given that the premises are true.
  2. Inference in which the conclusion is of no greater generality than the premises.

Word forms

deductive reasoning

Antonyms

inductive reasoning
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