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Meaning of deductive in English
Pronunciation
/dəˈdəktɪv/
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Qualitative Adjective
deductive
Etymology
mid 17th century: from medieval Latin deductivus, from deduct-‘deduced’, from the verb deducere (see deduce)
Definitions
1.
relating to logical deduction
Examples
« deductive reasoning »
2.
involving inferences from general principles
Synonyms
illative
illative
inferential
inferential
deducible
Antonyms
inductive
See also
a priori
analytic