1) Abstract thought 2) Deductive reasoning 3) Logical thinking 4) Reasoning 5) Relating to logical deduction 1) Apriori 2) Deducible 
• (a.) Of or pertaining to deduction; capable of being deduced from premises; deducible.
Characterizing a reasoning process of logical reasoning from stated propositions. Contrast inductive. Contexts: philosophy
De·duct'ive adjective [ Confer Latin deductivus derivative.] Of or pertaining to deduction; capable of being deduced from premises; deducible. « All knowledge of causes is deductive .» Glanvill. « Notions and ideas . . . used in a deductive process.�...
[adj] - relating to logical deduction 2. [adj] - involving inferences from general principles
deductive, deductively 1. Based on deduction from accepted premises; such as, a deductive argument or deductive reasoning. 2. Involving or using deduction in reasoning.
A form of reasoning in which conclusions are formulated about particulars from general or universal premises
A form of reasoning in which conclusions are formulated about particulars from general or universal premises
adjective relating to logical deduction; `deductive reasoning`
based on deduction from accepted premises: deductive argument; deductive reasoning.