- reason by deduction; establish by deduction
- conclude by reasoning; in logic
- To reach a conclusion by applying rules of logic to given premises
- 1. to conclude or derive on strictly logical grounds. 2. to reach by reasoning rather than observation. 3. to infer or draw as a logical conclusion. Derived from the Latin ducere, to lead. ...
- v. ~ sth arrive at (facts, a theory, etc) by reasoning; infer sth
- If you deduce something or deduce that something is true, you reach that conclusion because of other things that you know to be true.
- to infer by logical reasoning