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Deductive

Of or pertaining to deduction; capable of being deduced from premises; deducible.

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Deducible 84% connected

Capable of being deduced or inferred; derivable by reasoning, as a result or consequence.

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Deducible 84% connected

Capable of being deduced or inferred; derivable by reasoning, as a result or consequence.

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Illative 84% connected

Relating to, dependent on, or denoting, illation; inferential; conclusive; as, an illative consequence or proposition; an illative word, as then, the…

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Illative 84% connected

Relating to, dependent on, or denoting, illation; inferential; conclusive; as, an illative consequence or proposition; an illative word, as then, the…

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Inferential 84% connected

Deduced or deducible by inference.

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Inferential 84% connected

Deduced or deducible by inference.

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Deduce 74% connected

To lead forth.

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Deduce 74% connected

To lead forth.

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A priori 66% connected

Characterizing that kind of reasoning which deduces consequences from definitions formed, or principles assumed, or which infers effects from causes…

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A priori 66% connected

Characterizing that kind of reasoning which deduces consequences from definitions formed, or principles assumed, or which infers effects from causes…

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Analytical 66% connected

Of or pertaining to analysis; resolving into elements or constituent parts; as, an analytical experiment; analytic reasoning; -- opposed to synthetic.

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Analytical 66% connected

Of or pertaining to analysis; resolving into elements or constituent parts; as, an analytical experiment; analytic reasoning; -- opposed to synthetic.

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Pertains to 1

Deduction 66% connected

Act or process of deducing or inferring.

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Inductive 94% connected

Leading or drawing; persuasive; tempting; -- usually followed by to.

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Inductive 94% connected

Leading or drawing; persuasive; tempting; -- usually followed by to.

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