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- Dictionaryde·duce/dəˈdo͞os/
verb
- 1. arrive at (a fact or a conclusion) by reasoning; draw as a logical conclusion: "little can be safely deduced from these figures"
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DEDUCE definition: 1. to reach an answer or a decision by thinking carefully about the known facts: 2. to reach an…. Learn more.
The meaning of DEDUCE is to determine by reasoning or deduction; specifically, philosophy : to infer from a general principle. How to use deduce in a sentence. Synonym Discussion of Deduce.
To deduce is to figure something out based on what you already know. When you see a person crying, it's easy to deduce that the person is sad. Unless they're happy, of course.
DEDUCE meaning: 1. to reach an answer or a decision by thinking carefully about the known facts: 2. to reach an…. Learn more.
Deduce definition: to derive as a conclusion from something known or assumed; infer. See examples of DEDUCE used in a sentence.
If you deduce something or deduce that something is true, you reach that conclusion because of other things that you know to be true.
de·duce. (dĭ-do͞os′, -dyo͞os′) tr.v. de·duced, de·duc·ing, de·duc·es. 1. To reach (a conclusion) by reasoning. 2. To infer from a general principle; reason deductively: deduced from the laws of physics that the new airplane would fly. 3. To trace the origin or derivation of.
