HyperDic: deductive

English > 2 senses of the word deductive:
ADJECTIVEpertdeductiverelating to logical deduction
alldeductiveinvolving inferences from general principles
deductive > pronunciation
Soundsdihdah'ktahv
Rhymesabove ... truelove: 15 rhymes with ahv...
English > deductive: 2 senses > adjective 1, pert
Meaningrelating to logical deduction.
Example"deductive reasoning"
Spanishdeductivo
Nounsdeductionreasoning from the general to the particular (or from cause to effect)
Verbsdeducereason by deduction
deduceconclude by reasoning
English > deductive: 2 senses > adjective 2
MeaningInvolving inferences from general principles.
Narrowerdeduciblecapable of being deduced
illativeExpressing or preceding an inference
illative, inferentialresembling or dependent on or arrived at by inference
inferentialOf reasoning
See alsoa prioriInvolving deductive reasoning from a general principle to a necessary effect
analytic, analyticalOf a proposition that is necessarily true independent of fact or experience
OppositeinductiveOf reasoning
Spanishdeductivo
Catalandeductiu
Verbsdeducereason by deduction
deduceconclude by reasoning

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