deductive inference

noun

inference in which the conclusion is of no greater generality than the premises

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Meanings

noundeductive inference (plural deductive inferences)

plural deductive inferences

  1. inference in which the conclusion is of no greater generality than the premises
  2. inference in which the conclusion is just as certain as the premises
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