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deductive

/dɪˈdʌktɪv/ UK
/dɪˈdʊktɪv/ Ireland, Northern England
/dɪˈdʌktɪv/ Canada, US
/dɪˈdɐktɪv/ Australia
/dəˈdɐktəv/ New Zealand

Rhymes with -ʌktɪv

adjective more deductive · most deductive

Of, pertaining to, or based on deduction (process of reasoning).
Based on inferences from general principles. deductive system of semantics

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adj of, pertaining to, or based on deduction

Español	deductivo
中文	推論的 /推论的 tuīlùn de, 推理的 tuīlǐ de
हिन्दी	निगमनिक nigamnik, वियोजक viyojak
Français	déductif
Italiano	deduttivo
Ελληνικά	παραγωγικός paragogikós
Русский	дедукти́вный deduktívnyj

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@misc{deductive_2026,
  title = {deductive},
  howpublished = {Wiktionary, via Micwyn},
  year = {2026},
  url = {https://micwyn.com/word/deductive},
  urldate = {2026-11-06}
}