All knowledge of causes is deductive. --Glanvill.
[1913 Webster]
Notions and ideas . . . used in a deductive process. --Whewell. [1913 Webster]
The Collaborative International Dictionary of English. 2000.
deductive — I adjective analytic, analytical, deducible, evidential, following, inferable, inferential, logical, rational, reasoned, resultant II index discursive (analytical), logical Burton s Legal … Law dictionary
deductive — 1640s, from L. deductivus, from deduct , pp. stem of deducere to deduce (see DEDUCE (Cf. deduce)) … Etymology dictionary
deductive — inductive (see under DEDUCTION 3) Analogous words: inferential, ratiocinative (see under INFERENCE) … New Dictionary of Synonyms
deductive — deductively, adv. /di duk tiv/, adj. based on deduction from accepted premises: deductive argument; deductive reasoning. [1640 50; < L deductivus derivative. See DEDUCT, IVE] Syn. DEDUCTIVE and INDUCTIVE refer to two distinct logical processes.… … Universalium
déductive — ● déductif, déductive adjectif Qui concerne la déduction, qui procède par déduction. ● déductif, déductive (synonymes) adjectif Qui concerne la déduction , qui procède par déduction. Synonymes : discursif … Encyclopédie Universelle
deductive — [[t]dɪdʌ̱ktɪv[/t]] ADJ: usu ADJ n Deductive reasoning involves drawing conclusions logically from other things that are already known. [FORMAL] She didn t seem at all impressed by his deductive powers … English dictionary
deductive — adj. Deductive is used with these nouns: ↑logic, ↑reasoning … Collocations dictionary
deductive — de|duc|tive [dıˈdʌktıv] adj using the knowledge and information you have in order to understand or form an opinion about something ▪ deductive reasoning … Dictionary of contemporary English
deductive — de|duc|tive [ dı dʌktıv ] adjective considering carefully the information or evidence that you have in order to find the solution to a question or problem: deductive reasoning … Usage of the words and phrases in modern English
deductive — adjective using the knowledge that you have to make a judgment about a fact or situation: deductive reasoning … Longman dictionary of contemporary English
