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I
adjective
analytic, analytical, deducible, evidential, following, inferable, inferential, logical, rational, reasoned, resultant
II
index
discursive (analytical), logical
Burton's Legal Thesaurus. William C. Burton. 2006
Burton's Legal Thesaurus. William C. Burton. 2006
Deductive — De*duct ive, a. [Cf. L. deductivus derivative.] Of or pertaining to deduction; capable of being deduced from premises; deducible. [1913 Webster] All knowledge of causes is deductive. Glanvill. [1913 Webster] Notions and ideas . . . used in a… … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
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