DEDUCTIVE
deductive
(adjective) involving inferences from general principles
deductive
(adjective) relating to logical deduction; “deductive reasoning”
Source: WordNet® 3.1
Etymology
Adjective
deductive (comparative more deductive, superlative most deductive)
Of, pertaining to, or based on deduction (process of reasoning).
(logic) Based on inferences from general principles.
Source: Wiktionary
De*duct"ive, a. Etym: [Cf. L. deductivus derivative.]
Definition: Of or pertaining to deduction; capable of being deduced from premises; deducible. All knowledge of causes is deductive. Glanvill. Notions and ideas . . . used in a deductive process. Whewell.
Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition
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