deductive
adjective(de-duc-tive)
of, relating to, or provable by deriving conclusions by reasoning : of, relating to, or provable by deduction
deductive
adjective(de-duc-tive)
employing deduction in reasoning
deductive
adjective(de-duc-tive)
relating to, being, or making use of the method of proposing hypotheses and testing their acceptability or falsity by determining whether their logical consequences are consistent with observed data