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deductive reasoning

deductive reasoning noun: inference in which the conclusion cannot be false given that the premises are true.

Noun

deductive reasoning

  1. Inference in which the conclusion cannot be false given that the premises are true.
    • ⁴⁴As a hunter traces the location of an animal by the trail of blood, so a king should trace the location of justice by deductive reasoning.2004, Patrick Olivelle, transl., The Law Code of Manu (Oxford World's Classics), New York: Oxford University Press, published 2009, →ISBN, page 126
  2. Inference in which the conclusion is of no greater generality than the premises.

deductive reasoning meaning in Tamil

deductive reasoning in Tamil

ஊகிக்கும் முறை

Antonyms of deductive reasoning

Questions about deductive reasoning

What does deductive reasoning mean?
Deductive reasoning means inference in which the conclusion cannot be false given that the premises are true.
What is deductive reasoning in Tamil?
Deductive reasoning in Tamil is ஊகிக்கும் முறை. See Deductive reasoning meaning in Tamil.
What part of speech is deductive reasoning?
Deductive reasoning is a noun.

Words near deductive reasoning in the dictionary

  1. deductive
  2. deductive closure
  3. deductive closures
  4. deductive inference
  5. deductive inferences
  6. deductive reasoning
  7. deductively
  8. deductiveness
  9. deductivism
  10. deductivist
  11. deductivistic

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