DEDUCTIVE


Meaning of DEDUCTIVE in English

adj.

Pronunciation: di- ' d ə k-tiv, d ē -

Function: adjective

Date: 1665

1 : of, relating to, or provable by deduction

2 : employing deduction in reasoning

– de · duc · tive · ly adverb

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