DEDUCTIVE


Meaning of DEDUCTIVE in English

-ktiv, -tēv also -təv adjective

Etymology: deduct (I) + -ive

1. : of or relating to deduction : employing deduction in reasoning

2. : capable of being deduced from premises : inferential

deductive laws

• de·duc·tive·ly -tə̇vlē, -li adverb

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