deductive
Example Sentences
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Some of his wildest drives have ended up in good lies where fans have trampled down the grass, which, not surprisingly, are a part of the calculations in golf’s most deductive mind.
From Seattle Times
Aristotle believed that knowledge, including natural philosophy, should be fundamentally deductive in character.
From Literature
The bridging conceit that both are contexts for deductive reasoning and the course joins the certainties of deduction with the probabilities of data science.
From Salon
For those who do not see themselves boarding a cruise ship anytime soon, Sandy advised, "Be smart, use your brain and do some deductive reasoning and take some precautions, but live."
From Fox News
There were many questions to ask, but Otto’s deductive mind needed a single curiosity settled.
From Literature
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