deductory

adj

deductory

adj

1

Obsolete deductive; involving deduction

Geology (like astronomy) is partly a deductory science, made up of constantly recurring discoveries, which give birth to new phases of thought; […]1871, William Bassett Walker, Cyclical Deluges, page 106:

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