deduce Definition
de·duce (dē do̵̅o̅s′, -dyo̵̅o̅s′, di--)
transitive verb -·duced′, -·duc′·ing
- to trace the course or derivation of
- 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.
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.
Browse dictionary entries near deduce
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