DEDUCTIVE


Meaning of DEDUCTIVE in English

adjective

that can be deduced or developed from premises

deductive laws

Synonyms: a priori, deducible, derivable, dogmatic, reasoned

Related Word: illative, inferential, ratiocinative; conjectural, hypothetical, purported, putative, supposed, suppositious; academic, speculative, theoretical

Contrasted words: categorical, definite, explicit, express; instinctive, intuitive

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