Deduce meaning

dĭ-do͝os', -dyo͝os'
To deduce is defined as to come up with an answer by logic or by putting pieces of information together.

An example of deduce is when police figure out who the killer is by looking at information they obtain.

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To reach (a conclusion) by reasoning.
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To infer from a general principle; reason deductively.

Deduced from the laws of physics that the new airplane would fly.

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To trace the origin or derivation of.
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To trace the course or derivation of.
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To infer by logical reasoning; reason out or conclude from known facts or general principles.
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To reach a conclusion by applying rules of logic to given premises.
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Origin of deduce

Middle English deducen from Latin dēdūcere to lead away or down dē- de- dūcere to lead deuk- in Indo-European roots

Sentence Examples

  • Locke, however, fails to " deduce " his categories.

  • This principle he endeavoured to deduce from his knowledge of geology, in contrast to Lorenz Oken, who developed the same theory on biological grounds.

  • The more logical method of procedure is to determine the specific heat independently of the total heat, and then to deduce the variations of total heat by equation (52).

  • It is easy to deduce the modes of vibration from stationary waves as in the previous cases.

  • He attempts to grasp the national character as a whole, and thence to deduce practical conclusions.

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