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deductive

adj · 4 senses · updated from the 2026-07-25 local source snapshot

Definitions and examples are grouped by meaning. Pronunciation, history, word forms, translations, descendants, synonyms, antonyms, derived terms, and related words appear whenever the source provides them.

Sound

Pronunciation

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  • Received-Pronunciation: /dɪˈdʌktɪv/
  • Ireland, Northern-England: /dɪˈdʊktɪv/
  • Canada, General-American: /dɪˈdʌktɪv/
  • Wisconsin Recorded audio is listed in the source snapshot.
  • Australian: /dɪˈdɐktɪv/
  • New-Zealand: /dəˈdɐktəv/
  • rhymes with -ʌktɪv
  • CMU ARPABET: D IH0 D AH1 K T AH0 V Digits mark lexical stress: 1 primary, 2 secondary, 0 unstressed.

1

adj

Meaning 1

Of, pertaining to, or based on deduction (process of reasoning).

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

No example sentence was provided for this meaning.

Meaning relationships

Synonyms: none provided

Antonyms: none provided

2

adj

Meaning 2

Based on inferences from general principles.

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

Topics: human-sciences, logic, mathematics, philosophy, sciences

Examples

  • deductive system of semantics

Meaning relationships

Synonyms: none provided

Antonyms: none provided

3

adjective

Meaning 3

involving inferences from general principles

Definition source: Princeton WordNet 3.0

No example sentence was provided for this meaning.

Meaning relationships

Synonyms: none provided

Antonyms: inductive

4

adjective

Meaning 4

relating to logical deduction

Definition source: Princeton WordNet 3.0

Examples

  • deductive reasoning

Meaning relationships

Synonyms: none provided

Antonyms: none provided

History

Etymology

Etymology tree English deduct Proto-Indo-European *-wós Proto-Indo-European *-iHwósder. Latin -īvus Old French -ifbor. Middle English -yf English -ive English deductive From deduct + -ive.

Across languages

Translations

17 source translations are retained for this English entry.

  • Armenian: արտածական (artacakan) — of, pertaining to, or based on deduction
  • Armenian: դեդուկտիվ (deduktiv) — of, pertaining to, or based on deduction
  • Catalan: deductiu — of, pertaining to, or based on deduction
  • Chinese Mandarin: 推論的 /推论的 (tuīlùn de) — of, pertaining to, or based on deduction
  • Chinese Mandarin: 推理的 (tuīlǐ de) — of, pertaining to, or based on deduction
  • Finnish: deduktiivinen — of, pertaining to, or based on deduction
  • French: déductif — of, pertaining to, or based on deduction
  • Greek: παραγωγικός (paragogikós) — of, pertaining to, or based on deduction
  • Hindi: निगमनिक (nigamnik) — of, pertaining to, or based on deduction
  • Hindi: वियोजक (viyojak) — of, pertaining to, or based on deduction
  • Indonesian: deduktif — of, pertaining to, or based on deduction
  • Italian: deduttivo — of, pertaining to, or based on deduction
  • Polish: dedukcyjny — of, pertaining to, or based on deduction
  • Russian: дедукти́вный (deduktívnyj) — of, pertaining to, or based on deduction
  • Spanish: deductivo — of, pertaining to, or based on deduction
  • Turkish: çıkarım — of, pertaining to, or based on deduction
  • Urdu: استخراجی (astakhraji) — of, pertaining to, or based on deduction