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deduce Definition

de·duce (dē do̵̅o̅s, -dyo̵̅o̅s, di--)

transitive verb -·duced, -·duc·ing

  1. to trace the course or derivation of
  2. to infer by logical reasoning; reason out or conclude from known facts or general principles

Etymology: ME deducen < L deducere, to lead down, bring away < de-, down + ducere, to lead: see duct

deduce Related Forms

de·duc·ible adjective

deduce Synonyms

deduce

v.

infer, conclude, reason, gather; see assume 1, infer 1, understand 1. See syn. study at infer.

deduce Usage Examples

Object

  • conclusion: Of what nature were the conclusions deduced from this scrutiny?
  • sequence: DNA sequencing Techniques used to deduce the sequence of a DNA chain.
  • existence: We cannot deduce the existence of a being from the idea of that being.
  • truth: So a Theory of Everything would be a set of axioms from which we can deduce all mathematical truths and derive all mathematical objects.
  • meaning: You can probably deduce the meaning of most of the READIUE parameters from the example above.
  • implication: Indeed we can sometimes use the general theory in order to deduce the implications of these imperfections.

Used with why or when

  • which: From this investigation, deduce which water source is the cleanest.
  • who: Logic Problems From the inter-related clues, put two and two together to deduce who did what, when, where and how!
  • what: You'll be able to deduce what the word is supposed to be.
  • where: Use logic alone to deduce where each of these numbers must be placed in every cell of a puzzle.

Modifying Another Word

  • logically: What then may we logically deduce from this state of affairs?
  • hence: Hence deduce how the pre-exponential factor for the radical reaction should depend on temperature.
  • correctly: And for the night's super sleuth there's a prize for correctly deducing ' whodunnit ' .
  • easily: Nor do I think that one value can just be deduced very easily from another.
  • quickly: I quickly deduced that I wouldn't be finding the pack where I left it.
  • thus: Thus deduce the direction of the vorticity vector which may be generated.

Preposition: from

  • observation: We deduce from this simple observation that tree planting is in line with Nature's own efforts to improve ecological health.
  • principle: Actually, Newton's laws can be deduced from the variational principle.
  • context: The size usually has to be deduced from the context.
  • analysis: This confirms localisation deduced from histochemical analysis using cryosections.