English
Etymology
From L. deducere, "lead from or concerning", from de-, "of" or "concerning", ducere, "lead".
Pronunciation
audio|en-us-deduce.ogg|Audio (US)
rhymes|u�s
Verb
en-verb|deduces|deducing|deduced|deduced
#context|intransitive|followed by that To reach a conclusion by applying rules of logic to given premises.
Usage notes
For example, from the premises "all good people believe in the tooth fairy" and "Mary does not believe in the tooth fairy", we deduce the conclusion "Mary is not a good person". This particular form of deduction is called a syllogism.
Note that in this case we reach a false conclusion by correct deduction from false premises.
Synonyms
conclude
infer
Translations
trans-top|to deduce
Arabic: �ست�تج
French: déduire
German: folgern, ableiten, herleiten
Italian: dedurre
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Spanish: deducir
Portuguese: deduzir
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Related terms
rel-top|terms related to "deduce"
adduce
conduct
conducive
deduct
deduction
duke
induce
rel-mid
introduce
reduce
reduction
seduce
subduction
transduce
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Italian
Verb form
deduce
- Third-person singular indicative present of dedurre.
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