deductive
adjective
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Pronunciation: /dɪˈdʌktɪv/ / /dɪˈdʊktɪv/
adj
Etymology: Etymology tree English deduct Proto-Indo-European *-wós Proto-Indo-European *-iHwósder. Latin -īvus Old French -ifbor. Middle English -yf English -ive English deductive From deduct + -ive.
- Of, pertaining to, or based on deduction (process of reasoning).
- Based on inferences from general principles.
“deductive system of semantics”