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deductive

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Longman Dictionary of Contemporary English 5++朗文当代英语 5++LDOCE 5++朗文 5++de·duc·tive /dɪˈdʌktɪv/ adjective  JUDGEusing the knowledge and information you have in order to understand or form an opinion about something 推论的,推断的,演绎的 deductive reasoning 演绎推理
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deductiveThere were, said the professor, two kinds of science, inductive and deductive.For those who like solving murder mysteries, however, this is one that will challenge your deductive abilities.This supplements the consideration of deductive and logical abilities measured by the traditional convergent questions for which there are unique correct answers.The results for both tasks indicated that deductive markers were frequently omitted by all age groups, including the adults.In order to handle deductive mode explanations, children require various cognitive and linguistic abilities.They have to be able to distinguish between the empirical and deductive modes.Concrete operational children, lacking fully developed deductive reasoning about hypothetical situations, can not solve problems in this form.An engaging blend of poetic characterization and deductive reasoning, it was delivered for the most part in a weary monotone.
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deductive
deductive /dɪˈdʌktɪv/ adjective
 Word Family: adjective: deducible, deductive; verb: deduce; noun: deduction
using the knowledge and information you have in order to understand or form an opinion about something:
    deductive reasoning


de·duct·iveBrE /dɪˈdʌktɪv/ 🔊NAmE /dɪˈdʌktɪv/ 🔊 adjective [usually before noun] using knowledge about things that are generally true in order to think about and understand particular situations or problems 演绎的;推论的;推理的deductive logic/reasoning 演绎逻辑/推理   compare inductive (1)