deductive
adjective/dɪˈdʌktɪv/
/dɪˈdʌktɪv/
[usually before noun]- using knowledge about things that are generally true in order to think about and understand particular situations or problems
- deductive logic/reasoning
Oxford Collocations DictionaryDeductive is used with these nouns:- logic
- reasoning
Word Originmid 17th cent.: from medieval Latin deductivus, from deduct- ‘deduced’, from the verb deducere, from de- ‘down’ + ducere ‘lead’.
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