Definition of deduce Deduce
/dɪduˈs/ - [didus] - de•duce
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What does deduce mean?
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| deduce - reason by deduction; establish by deduction | ||
| infer, deduct, derive | ||
| reason out, reason, conclude think logically; "The children must learn to reason" | ||
| logical system, system of logic, logic reasoned and reasonable judgment; "it made a certain kind of logic" | ||
| extrapolate gain knowledge of (an area not known or experienced) by extrapolating | ||
| surmise infer from incomplete evidence | ||
| elicit derive by reason; "elicit a solution" | ||
| deduce - conclude by reasoning; in logic | ||
| infer | ||
| reason out, reason, conclude think logically; "The children must learn to reason" | ||
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Webster DictionaryWebster's Unabridged Dictionary 📘
- deduce (v. t.)
To lead forth. - deduce (v. t.)
To take away; to deduct; to subtract; as, to deduce a part from the whole. - deduce (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.
OmegaWiki DictionaryOmegaWiki Dictionary Ω
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deduce
To reach a conclusion by applying rules of logic to given premises.
Chambers DictionaryChamber's 20th Century Dictionary 📕
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deduce
de-dūs′, 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. [L. deducĕre, deductum—de, from ducĕre, ductum, to lead.]
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🔤- deduce, verb, present, 1st person singular of deduce (infinitive).
- deduce, verb (infinitive).
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