deductive

See also: déductive

English

Etymology

deduct +‎ -ive

Pronunciation

(UK) IPA^(key): /dɪˈdʌktɪv/, /dɪˈdʊktɪv/

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.

Derived terms

deductive closure
deductive database
deductive inference
deductive language
deductive mood
deductive reasoning

Translations

of, pertaining to, or based on deduction

Armenian: արտածական (artacakan), դեդուկտիվ (hy) (deduktiv)
Catalan: deductiu
Chinese:
Mandarin: 推論的／推论的 (tuīlùn de), 推理的 (tuīlǐ de)
Finnish: deduktiivinen (fi)
French: déductif (fr)
Greek: παραγωγικός (el) m (paragogikós)
Hindi: निगमनिक (nigamnik), वियोजक (hi) (viyojak)
Indonesian: deduktif (id)
Polish: dedukcyjny (pl) m
Russian: дедукти́вный (ru) (deduktívnyj)
Spanish: deductivo (es)
Urdu: استخراجی‎ (astakhraji)

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Italian: ^{(please verify)} deduttivo (it)

Latin

Adjective

dēductīve

vocative masculine singular of dēductīvus