reasoning by elimination

Definitions of reasoning by elimination
  1. noun
    analysis of a problem into alternative possibilities followed by the systematic rejection of unacceptable alternatives
    synonyms: elimination
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    type of:
    analysis, analytic thinking
    the abstract separation of a whole into its constituent parts in order to study the parts and their relations
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