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deductive reasoning

Other forms: deductive reasonings

Definitions of deductive reasoning
  1. noun
    reasoning from the general to the particular (or from cause to effect)
    synonyms: deduction, synthesis
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    deductive reasoning in which a conclusion is derived from two premises
    type of:
    abstract thought, logical thinking, reasoning
    thinking that is coherent and logical
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