deductive Meaning, Definition & Usage
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adjective relating to logical deduction
- deductive reasoning
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adjective involving inferences from general principles
WordNet
De*duct"ive adjective
Etymology
Cf. L.Definitions
Of or pertaining to deduction; capable of being deduced from premises; deducible. All knowledge of causes is deductive. Glanvill.
Notions and ideas . . . used in a deductive process. Whewell.