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You should carefully study the Art of Reasoning, as it is what most people are very deficient in, and I know few things more disagreeable than to argue, or even converse with a man who has no idea of inductive and deductive philosophy.
William John Wills

Meaning of "deductive" in the English dictionary

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PRONUNCIATION OF DEDUCTIVE

deductive  [dɪˈdʌktɪv] play
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GRAMMATICAL CATEGORY OF DEDUCTIVE

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Deductive is an adjective.
The adjective is the word that accompanies the noun to determine or qualify it.

WHAT DOES DEDUCTIVE MEAN IN ENGLISH?

Deductive reasoning

Deductive reasoning, also deductive logic or logical deduction or, informally, "top-down" logic, is the process of reasoning from one or more general statements to reach a logically certain conclusion. Deductive reasoning links premises with conclusions. If all premises are true, the terms are clear, and the rules of deductive logic are followed, then the conclusion reached is necessarily true. Deductive reasoning contrasts with inductive reasoning in the following way: In deductive reasoning, a conclusion is reached reductively by applying general rules that hold over the entirety of a closed domain of discourse, narrowing the range under consideration until only the conclusion is left. In inductive reasoning, the conclusion is reached by generalizing or extrapolating from initial information. As a result, induction can be used even in an open domain, one where there is epistemic uncertainty. Note, however, that the inductive reasoning mentioned here is not the same as induction used in mathematical proofs – mathematical induction is actually a form of deductive reasoning.

Definition of deductive in the English dictionary

The definition of deductive in the dictionary is of or relating to deduction.

WORDS THAT RHYME WITH DEDUCTIVE


adductive
əˈdʌktɪv
conductive
kənˈdʌktɪv
counterproductive
ˌkaʊntəprəˈdʌktɪv
eductive
ɪˈdʌktɪv
hypothetico-deductive
ˌhaɪpəˈθɛtɪkəʊdɪˈdʌktɪv
inductive
ɪnˈdʌktɪv
introductive
ˌɪntrəˈdʌktɪv
nonconductive
ˌnɒnkənˈdʌktɪv
nondeductive
ˌnɒndɪˈdʌktɪv
noninductive
ˌnɒnɪnˈdʌktɪv
nonproductive
ˌnɒnprəˈdʌktɪv
nonreproductive
ˌnɒnˌriːprəˈdʌktɪv
photoinductive
ˌfəʊtəʊɪnˈdʌktɪv
productive
prəˈdʌktɪv
reductive
rɪˈdʌktɪv
reproductive
ˌriːprəˈdʌktɪv
seductive
sɪˈdʌktɪv
self-inductive
ˌsɛlfɪnˈdʌktɪv
superconductive
ˌsuːpəkənˈdʌktɪv
unproductive
ˌʌnprəˈdʌktɪv

WORDS THAT BEGIN LIKE DEDUCTIVE

dedicatorial
dedicatory
dedifferentiate
dedifferentiation
dedimus
dedramatise
dedramatize
deduce
deducement
deducibility
deducible
deducibleness
deducibly
deduct
deductibility
deductible
deduction
deduction theorem
deductively
deduplicate

WORDS THAT END LIKE DEDUCTIVE

active
addictive
alternative
attractive
collective
constrictive
cost-effective
defective
destructive
detective
directive
distinctive
effective
interactive
objective
perspective
prospective
protective
respective
selective
subjective

Synonyms and antonyms of deductive in the English dictionary of synonyms

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The translations of deductive from English to other languages presented in this section have been obtained through automatic statistical translation; where the essential translation unit is the word «deductive» in English.

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演绎
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deductivo
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deductive
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निगमनात्मक
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استنتاجي
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дедуктивный
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dedutivo
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ন্যায়িক
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déductif
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deduktif
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deduktiv
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演繹的な
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연역적
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Deduktif
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suy luận
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துப்பறியும்
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आनुषंगिक
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tümdengelimli
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deduttivo
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dedukcyjne
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дедуктивний
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deductiv
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αφαιρετικής
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Translator English - Afrikaans

deduktiewe
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deduktiv
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deduktiv
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Examples of use in the English literature, quotes and news about deductive

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3 QUOTES WITH «DEDUCTIVE»

Famous quotes and sentences with the word deductive.
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Stephen Jay Gould
I'm not a great deductive thinker, but I will admit to having competence in a very wide range of things - not being afraid to try to write about baseball, choral music and dinosaurs in the same week and see connections among them.
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Henry Mayhew
The deductive method is the mode of using knowledge, and the inductive method the mode of acquiring it.
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William John Wills
You should carefully study the Art of Reasoning, as it is what most people are very deficient in, and I know few things more disagreeable than to argue, or even converse with a man who has no idea of inductive and deductive philosophy.

10 ENGLISH BOOKS RELATING TO «DEDUCTIVE»

Discover the use of deductive in the following bibliographical selection. Books relating to deductive and brief extracts from same to provide context of its use in English literature.
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Deductive Logic
This text provides a straightforward, lively but rigorous, introduction to truth-functional and predicate logic, complete with lucid examples and incisive exercises, for which Warren Goldfarb is renowned.
Warren D. Goldfarb, 2003
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Introduction to Logic: and to the Methodology of Deductive ...
A thought-provoking introduction to the fundamentals and the perfect adjunct to courses in logic and the foundations of mathematics. Exercises appear throughout.
Alfred Tarski, 2013
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Test Your Logic: 50 Puzzles in Deductive Reasoning
Fifty unique brain-teasers requiring a minimum of mathematical skills challenge the reader's ability to reason logically
George J. Summers, 1972
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Deductive Reasoning and Strategies
This bk, which offers one of the 1st systematic attempts to discuss the role of strategies for deductive reasoning & brings together theoretical & empirical research, will be of interest to researchers/advanced students of cognitive psych.
Walter Schaeken, Gino De Vooght, Andr‚ Vandierendonck, 1999
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Deductive Databases and Their Applications
The text comes complete with exercises and solutions to encourage students to tackle problems practically as well as theoretically.
Robert Colomb, 2003
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Deductive Logic: An Introduction to Evaluation Techniques ...
The topics here are controversial, and the problems not easily resolved, but this text strives to relate the formal logical structures introduced to issues of philosophic interest.
David S. Clarke, Richard Behling, 1998
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The Deductive Detective
Follow along as he subtracts each suspect one at a time to reveal just who the culprit was. This clever story will have children of all ages giggling at the puns and the play on words.
Brian Rock, 2013
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Introduction to Deductive Logic
Gary Iseminger. 6 Axiomatic deduction 6.1 We now turn to a different way of arriving attthe same system (in the sense of the same set of theorems) as that yielded by the truth table testing method. This system will be one way of formulating ...
Gary Iseminger, 1968
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Building a Deductive Database
Offers an approach to coping with large amounts of intelligent data by combining the techniques of database researchers, who are concerned with the efficient processing of large amounts of data, and of artificial intelligence researchers, ...
Miguel Nussbaum, 1992
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Deductive and Object-Oriented Databases: Fourth ...
This book constitutes the refereed proceedings of the 4th International Conference on Deductive and Object-Oriented Databases, DOOD '95, held in Singapore in December 1995.
Tok W. Ling, Alberto O. Mendelzon, Laurent Vieille, 1995

10 NEWS ITEMS WHICH INCLUDE THE TERM «DEDUCTIVE»

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'Sherlock's Last Case' at Charity Randall Theatre produces …
... over Reichenbach Falls that author Sir Arthur Conan Doyle devised in the hope of bringing an end to the tales of his deductive powers. «Tribune-Review, Jul 15»
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Electrical Expert's Testimony Allowed in House Fire Case
Wald claimed he used deductive reasoning to determine the cause of the fire; he identified potential sources of ignition until left with only one, ... «The Legal Intelligencer, Jul 15»
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Why your smart kid isn't on the honor roll
Or the child with weak deductive reasoning who has trouble drawing conclusions and coming up with solutions for word math problems and ... «Holmdel Independent, Jul 15»
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American Catholicism needs a new 'Baltimore Catechism'
The religious formation of Catholic children and young people before Vatican II generally followed a deductive method, one that understands ... «Intermountain Catholic, Jul 15»
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Movie review: 'Strangerland' pairs up Kidman and Fiennes in crisis …
Weaving nicely suggests a small-town cop forced to be cunning (his cover-up) and seriously deductive for perhaps the first time in his life. «Bradenton Herald, Jul 15»
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Editorial: Facts flow downhill when it comes to water
Rather, it hinges on probabilities and deductive reasoning. Yet, it fails to estimate these probabilities and the end-result of the reasoning holds ... «Marcellus.com, Jul 15»
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10 Detective Comedies You Seriously Need to Watch
Masking his deductive reasoning with affable chattiness, the detective usually has the case solved from the very first perp meet. Likewise ... «IFC, Jul 15»
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LearningRX helps kids prep their minds before the start of the school …
Legos are excellent for deductive reasoning, planning, and problem solving. Slapjack - This age-old card game helps with divided attention, ... «WDRB, Jul 15»
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9 Reasons Your Content Is Boring
Often, figuring out what the vendor meant to say requires the deductive genius of Sherlock Holmes. Do you really want your customers ... «Business 2 Community, Jul 15»
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Obama more comfortable with the presidency
My deductive reasoning tells me something different: he's comfortable with him being himself. He's grown into the role of president and he's ... «New Pittsburgh Courier, Jul 15»

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