deductive

Variant of deduction

deduction definition

de·duc·tion (dē duk′s̸hən, di-)

noun

  1. a deducting or being deducted; subtraction
  2. a sum or amount deducted or allowed to be deducted
  3. Logic the act or process of deducing; reasoning from the general to the specific, or from premises to a logically valid conclusion; also, a conclusion reached by such reasoning

Etymology: ME deduccioun < L deductio

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