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Definition of Deduce
1. Verb. Reason by deduction; establish by deduction.
Category relationships: Logic, Logical System, System Of Logic
Specialized synonyms: Extrapolate, Surmise, Elicit
Generic synonyms: Conclude, Reason, Reason Out
Derivative terms: Deduction, Deductive, Deductive, Deduction, Derivation, Inference
2. Verb. Conclude by reasoning; in logic.
Generic synonyms: Conclude, Reason, Reason Out
Derivative terms: Deducible, Deduction, Deductive, Deductive, Inference
Definition of Deduce
1. v. t. To lead forth.
Definition of Deduce
1. Verb. (transitive) To reach a conclusion by applying rules of logic to given premises. ¹
¹ Source: wiktionary.com
Definition of Deduce
1. to infer [v -DUCED, -DUCING, -DUCES] - See also: infer
Lexicographical Neighbors of Deduce
Literary usage of Deduce
Below you will find example usage of this term as found in modern and/or classical literature:
1. Annali Di Matematica Pura Ed Applicata (1860)
"I>0\ 2 1 \ 2 / dalla quale, dalla equazione (8) e dalla (7) dove sia posto" " in
luogo di i, deduce : Dalle formule (2), (3) e (4) del numero 7, si deduce ..."
2. Chitty's Treatise on Pleading and Parties to Actions: With Second and Third by Joseph Chitty, Henry Greening (1844)
"... replication, that defendant could not deduce good title. ... although duly
requested so to do, deduce a good title to the said premises as by the said ..."
3. The History of the Decline and Fall of the Roman Empire by Edward Gibbon (1843)
"... as often as we deduce any positive conclusions from a negative idea, we are
involved in darkness, perplexity, and Inevitable contradiction. ..."
4. Allen's Synonyms and Antonyms by Frederic Sturges Allen (1920)
"Antonyms: see CONDENSE. s. deduce, educe, unfold;—referring to the bringing out
of something latent. grow; spec, boom, flower, segment, progress, ripen, ..."
5. Dictionary of Philosophy and Psychology: Including Many of the Principal by James Mark Baldwin (1901)
"Given the general constitution of the number-series, we can deduce a multitude
of consequences without any further datum. This is true in the sense that no ..."
6. The Catholic Encyclopedia: An International Work of Reference on the by Charles George Herbermann, Edward Aloysius Pace, Condé Bénoist Pallen, Thomas Joseph Shahan, John Joseph Wynne (1913)
"From the above considerations we deduce the following chronological arrangement
of general ecclesiastical history: (a) First Epoch: Foundation, ..."
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