"deductive reasoning" meaning in All languages combined

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Noun [English]

Head templates: {{head|en|noun}} deductive reasoning
  1. Inference in which the conclusion cannot be false given that the premises are true. Translations (inference in which the conclusion cannot be false given that the premises are true): raonament deductiu [masculine] (Catalan), Deduktion [feminine] (German), afleiðsla [feminine] (Icelandic), 연역적 추론 (yeonyeokjeok churon) (alt: 演繹的推論) (Korean), razonamiento deductivo [masculine] (Spanish)
    Sense id: en-deductive_reasoning-en-noun-s6NHDh9S Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 94 6 Disambiguation of 'inference in which the conclusion cannot be false given that the premises are true': 86 14
  2. Inference in which the conclusion is of no greater generality than the premises.
    Sense id: en-deductive_reasoning-en-noun-RhesswBj

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