Deduce

[dɪ'djuːs] or [dɪ'dʊs]

Definition

(verb.) reason by deduction; establish by deduction.

(verb.) conclude by reasoning; in logic.

Typed by Edwina--From WordNet

Definition

(v. t.) To lead forth.

(v. t.) To take away; to deduct; to subtract; as, to deduce a part from the whole.

(v. t.) To derive or draw; to derive by logical process; to obtain or arrive at as the result of reasoning; to gather, as a truth or opinion, from what precedes or from premises; to infer; -- with from or out of.

Edited by Kitty

Synonyms and Synonymous

v. a. Derive, conclude, infer.

Checker: Natalia

Synonyms and Antonyms

SYN:Draw, Infer, conclude, gather

ANT:State, premise, hazard, conjecture, guess, induce, anticipate, foresee,predict, induct

Typist: Shelley

Definition

v.t. to draw from: to infer a truth or opinion from what precedes or from premises.—ns. Deduce′ment what is deduced; Deducibil′ity the quality of being deducible.—adj. Deduc′ible that may be deduced or inferred.—v.t. Deduct′ to take from: to separate: to subtract.—adj. Deduct′ible.—n. Deduc′tion (1) the act of deducing: that which is deduced: the drawing of a particular truth from a general antecedently known as distinguished from Induction rising from particular truths to a general; (2) the act of deducting: that which is deducted: abatement.—adj. Deduct′ive that is or that may be deduced from premises or accepted principles.—adv. Deduct′ively.

Editor: Seth

Examples

Typist: Rudy

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