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Webster 1913 Edition
Deductive
De-duct′ive
,Adj.
[Cf. L.
deductivus
derivative.] 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.
Webster 1828 Edition
Deductive
DEDUCTIVE
,Adj.
All knowledge is deductive.
Definition 2024
deductive
deductive
See also: déductive
English
Adjective
deductive (comparative more deductive, superlative most deductive)
- Of, pertaining to, or based on deduction (process of reasoning).
- (logic) Based on inferences from general principles.
Translations
of, pertaining to, or based on deduction
Derived terms
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