deductive.
Of, pertaining to, or based on deduction (process of reasoning).
Meaning & usage
Of, pertaining to, or based on deduction (process of reasoning).
Based on inferences from general principles.
deductive system of semantics
Where this word comes from
Etymology tree English deduct Proto-Indo-European *-wós Proto-Indo-European *-iHwósder. Latin -īvus Old French -ifbor. Middle English -yf English -ive English deductive From deduct + -ive.
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