abductive
adjUS /æbˈdʌk.tɪv/
Etymology From abduct + -ive.
2
Computing, Engineering, Human sciences, Logic, Mathematics, Natural sciences, Philosophy, Physical sciences, Sciences Being or relating to a logical process of abduction or inference.
3
Rare Abducting, pertaining to an abduction (a kidnapping).
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- Antonyms
- deductive
- Derived terms
- abductively, nonabductive
- Related terms
- abductive reasoning