deductive
adjUK /dɪˈdʌktɪv/ · CA, US /dɪˈdʌktɪv/
Etymology From deduct + -ive.
1
Of, pertaining to, or based on deduction (process of reasoning).
2
Human sciences, Logic, Mathematics, Philosophy, Sciences Based on inferences from general principles.
- deductive system of semantics
- Derived terms
- deductive closure, deductive database, deductive inference, deductive language, deductively, deductive mood, deductiveness, deductive reasoning, deductivism, deductivist, deductivistic, hypothetico-deductive, hypotheticodeductive, nondeductive, undeductive