Meanings
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1
adj
relating to logical deduction
Deductive reasoning.
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2
adj
Based on inferences from general principles.
Deductive system of semantics.
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3
adj
involving inferences from general principles
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4
adj
Of, pertaining to, or based on deduction (process of reasoning).
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Forms
deductively
Derived forms
deductivelydeductivenessdeductivismdeductivistdeductivistichypothetico-deductivehypotheticodeductivenondeductiveundeductive
Etymology
From deduct + -ive.