deductivist

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UK/dɪˈdʌktɪvɪst/UK/dɪˈdʊktɪvɪst/

noun

One who subscribes to the form of reasoning called deductivism.

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Meanings

noundeductivist (plural deductivists)

plural deductivists

  1. One who subscribes to the form of reasoning called deductivism.

    Although, in mathematics, one is not supposed to settle for anything short of absolute proof, even staunch deductivists might appreciate the potential value of this way of proceeding.

    2008 January 31, Bart Van Kerkhove, Jean Paul Van Bendegem, “Pi on Earth, or Mathematics in the Real World”, in Erkenntnis, volume 68, number 3, →DOI

Origin

From deductive + -ist.

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APA

deductivist. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 3, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/deductivist

MLA

“deductivist.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/deductivist. Accessed November 3, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “deductivist,” accessed November 3, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/deductivist.

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