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deduce

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de·duce  (d-ds, -dys)
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.

[Middle English deducen, from Latin ddcere, to lead away or down : d-, de- + dcere, to lead; see deuk- in Indo-European roots.]

de·duci·ble adj.

deduce [dɪˈdjuːs]
vb (tr)
1. (may take a clause as object) to reach (a conclusion about something) by reasoning; conclude (that); infer
2. Archaic to trace the origin, course, or derivation of
[from Latin dēdūcere to lead away, derive, from de- + dūcere to lead]
deducible  adj
deducibility , deducibleness n
ThesaurusLegend:  Synonyms Related Words Antonyms
Verb1.deduce - reason by deduction; establish by deduction
logical system, system of logic, logic - a system of reasoning
extrapolate - gain knowledge of (an area not known or experienced) by extrapolating
conclude, reason, reason out - decide by reasoning; draw or come to a conclusion; "We reasoned that it was cheaper to rent than to buy a house"
surmise - infer from incomplete evidence
elicit - derive by reason; "elicit a solution"
2.deduce - conclude by reasoning; in logic
conclude, reason, reason out - decide by reasoning; draw or come to a conclusion; "We reasoned that it was cheaper to rent than to buy a house"

deduce
verb work out, reason, understand, gather, conclude, derive, infer, glean, extrapolate She hoped he hadn't deduced the reason for her visit.
Translations
deduce [dɪˈdjuːs] VTdeducir
to deduce sth from sthdeducir algo de algo
what do you deduce from that?¿qué conclusión sacas de eso?
to deduce (from sth) thatdeducir(de algo)que ...
as can be deduced fromsegún se deduce or se desprende de

deduce [dɪˈdjuːs] vtdéduire, conclure
to be deduced from sth → être déduit(e) de qch
to deduce that ... → déduire que ...

deduce
vtfolgern, schließen (from aus); (Logic) → deduzieren (from von)

deduce [dɪˈdjuːs] vt to deduce sth from sthdedurre qc da qc
to deduce that → dedurre che
deduce [dɪˈdjuːs] vt to deduce sth from sthdedurre qc da qc
to deduce that → dedurre che

deduce
v deduce [diˈdjuːs]
to work out from facts one knows or guesses From the height of the sun I deduced that it was about ten o'clock. aflei, ʼn gevolgtrekking maak يِسْتَنْتِج، يَسْتَدِل، يَسْتَخْلِص закл'чавам odvodit, usoudit udlede; slutte folgern συμπεραίνω deducir järeldama نتیجه گیری کردن؛ برداشت کردن päätellä déduire לְהַקִיש, לְהַסִיק परिणाम निकालना zaključiti következtet memperhitungkan, menarik kesimpulan álykta dedurre 推論する 추론하다, 연역하다 daryti išvadą secināt simpulkan afleiden slutte, utlede (fra) wnioskować deduzir a deduce заключать vyvodiť sklepati izvesti zaključak sluta sig till, dra [] slutsatsen คาดคะเน sonuç çıkarmak, sonuca varmak 推斷 робити висновок; простежити استنباط suy luận
n deduction [diˈdakʃən]
1 the act of deducing. aftrekking, vermindering إستِخْلاص، إسْتِنْتاج заключение dedukce udledning; slutning die Schlußfolgerung συναγωγή συμπεράσματος deducción järeldamine نتیجه گیری؛ برداشت päättely déduction הַסָקָה अनुमान zaključivanje következtetés deduksi afleiðsla deduzione 推論すること 차감 dedukcija, išprotavimas dedukcija, secināšana deduksi afleiding utledning, deduksjon wnioskowanie dedução deducţie умозаключение dedukcia sklepanje dedukcija slutledning, härledning การอนุมาน indirme, çıkarma 推論 віднімання; відрахування عمل اخراج diễn dịch
2 something that has been deduced Is this deduction accurate? afslag, korting نَتيجَه извод dedukce udledelse; slutning die Schlußfolgerung συμπέρασμα deducción järeldus استدلال؛ برداشت päättely déduction מַסקָנָה अनुमान zaključak következtetés perhitungan afleiðsla deduzione 推論 차감액 išvada secinājums; slēdziens perhitungan afleiding deduksjon wniosek dedução deducţie вывод dedukcia sklep zaključak slutsats, deduktion การหักลบ indirim, kesinti 推演出來的結論,推論 висновок مستخرج sự khấu trừ


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Indeed it was not difficult to reconcile to the rule of right an action which it would have been impossible to deduce from the rule of wrong.
If we will arbitrarily suppose the contrary, we may deduce any inferences we please from the supposition; for it is certainly possible, by an injudicious exercise of the authorities of the best government that ever was, or ever can be instituted, to provoke and precipitate the people into the wildest excesses.
It would not require a Sherlock Holmes to deduce that you have been cooking over a camp-fire, to say nothing of trying out seal-blubber.
 
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