deduce
/di'dju:s/
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Definition
- Verb:
- To reach a conclusion through logical reasoning: To infer or derive a specific conclusion from general principles or known facts.
- To establish a fact or truth through deduction: To use a process of logical reasoning to determine something that must be true based on other information that is known to be true.
Examples of Usage
- Verb:
- From the evidence, the detective was able to deduce the identity of the thief.
- If all mammals are warm-blooded and a whale is a mammal, we can deduce that a whale is warm-blooded.
- She deduced from his nervous behavior that he was hiding something.
Advanced Usage
- "to deduce that...": A common structure used to introduce the logical conclusion.
- The scientists deduced that the chemical reaction required a catalyst.
- "to deduce something from something": To draw a conclusion based on specific information or evidence.
- It is possible to deduce a great deal about ancient climates from ice core samples.
Variants and Related Words
- Deduction (n): The process of reaching a conclusion through logical reasoning; something that is deduced.
- His conclusion was based on logical deduction.
- Deductive (adj): Using or based on the method of deduction.
- Deductive reasoning moves from general principles to specific conclusions.
Synonyms
- Infer: To conclude from evidence or reasoning.
- Conclude: To arrive at a judgment or opinion by reasoning.
- Derive: To obtain or receive from a source, often through logical reasoning.
Related Phrases
- Deduce a pattern: To identify a recurring sequence or arrangement through analysis.
- By studying the data, they were able to deduce a pattern in consumer behavior.
- Deduce the cause: To logically determine the origin or reason for something.
- Engineers worked to deduce the cause of the structural failure.
Verb
- conclude by reasoning; in logic
- reason by deduction; establish by deduction