deductive inference

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meaningsofdeductiveandinference

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deductive
adjective
uk
/dɪˈdʌk.tɪv/us
/dɪˈdʌk.t̬ɪv/
reaching an answer or a decision by thinking carefully about the ...
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inference
noun[C or U]
uk
/ˈɪn.fər.əns/us
/ˈɪn.fɚ.əns/
a guess that you make or an opinion that you form based on the information that ...
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This kind ofdeductiveinferenceis useful in analysis.
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In the manner discussed above,deductiveinferenceprocesses can be described by a certain class of chaotic dynamical systems.
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If it did, it would follow that justification ofdeductiveinferencewas no better off.
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Although reasoning systems widely supportdeductiveinference, some systems employ abductive, inductive, defeasible and other types of reasoning.
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Any number of logically invalid and even empirically false explanations can be maintained bydeductiveinferencefrom postulates.
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Theory reduction has adeductiveinferenceat its heart.
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From an inference perspective, data retrieval usesdeductiveinference, and information retrieval uses inductive inference.
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In deductive reasoning, different response patterns contradict deterministic views of deductive inferences.
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For the purposes of this paper, we do not need to specify all the properties of indication implied by the assumption that, within each person's logic, deductive inferences are legitimate.
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As such, they are the essential basis of all valid deductive inferences.
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