Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

deductive reasoning

Word Rarity Rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 2.63 in modern English

Syllables: de-duc-tive rea-son-ing
IPA

26

Scrabble Score

18

Letters

5

Syllables

13

Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

Inference in which the conclusion cannot be false given that the premises are true.

noun

Inference in which the conclusion is of no greater generality than the premises.

Example Sentences

"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."

Synonyms

deduction synthesis

Antonyms

inductive reasoning

Questions

What does deductive reasoning mean?: Inference in which the conclusion cannot be false given that the premises are true.

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