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deductively

/dɪˈdəktəvɫi/ adv

In a deductive manner; by using deduction.

Word Origin Built from Latin de- 'down, away' and ducere 'to lead' — literally 'leading down from' general principles to specific conclusions. That's the core of deductive reasoning: you lead the argument downward from a premise. The same root ducere is incredibly productive: conduct (lead together), produce (lead forth), reduce (lead back), educate (lead out). The breakdown de+duct+ive+ly shows the logical steps: de- (down), duct (lead), -ive (tending to), -ly (in a manner). So doing something deductively is leading your thinking step by step.

adv In a deductive manner; by using deduction.

The detective reasoned deductively to solve the complex case.

(副词) 演绎地；推理地

侦探用演绎推理的方式解决了这个复杂案件。

(adverbio) De manera deductiva; mediante el uso de la deducción.

El detective razonó deductivamente para resolver el caso complejo.

(adverbe) déductivement; par déduction; de manière déductive [D'une manière déductive ; par un raisonnement qui va du général au particulier.]

Le détective a raisonné deductively pour résoudre cette affaire complexe.

(Adverb) deduktiv; schlussfolgernd [**deductively** – auf deduktive Weise; durch logisches Schlussfolgern von allgemeinen Prinzipien auf spezifische Fälle.]

Der Detektiv schloss **deductively**, um den komplexen Fall zu lösen.

(副詞) 演繹的に；推論によって。一般原則から結論を導く方法で。

探偵は複雑な事件を解決するため、演繹的に推理を進めた。

(advérbio) dedutivamente; por dedução [De maneira dedutiva; usando a dedução.]

O detetive raciocinou de forma dedutiva para resolver o caso complexo.

Synonyms: logically rationally analytically inferentially Antonyms: inductively intuitively irrationally

Related words

deduct deduction deductible deduce conduction conductive production productive reduction induction inductive

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