deductivist
nounUK /dɪˈdʌktɪvɪst/
Etymology From deductive + -ist.
1
One who subscribes to the form of reasoning called deductivism.
- Although, in mathematics, one is not supposed to settle for anything short of absolute proof, even staunch deductivists might appreciate the potential value of this way of proceeding.2008 January 31, Bart Van Kerkhove, Jean Paul Van Bendegem, “Pi on Earth, or Mathematics in the Real World”, in Erkenntnis, volume 68, number 3, →DOI:
- Derived terms
- hypothetico-deductivist