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Deduce vs Decern - What's the difference?

deduce | decern |

As verbs the difference between deduce and decern

is that deduce is to reach a conclusion by applying rules of logic to given premises while decern is .

deduce

English

Verb

  • To reach a conclusion by applying rules of logic to given premises.
  • * Alexander Pope
    • O goddess, say, shall I deduce my rhymes / From the dire nation in its early times?
  • * John Locke
    • Reasoning is nothing but the faculty of deducing unknown truths from principles already known.
  • * Sir Walter Scott
    • See what regard will be paid to the pedigree which deduces your descent from kings and conquerors.
  • (obsolete) To take away; to deduct; to subtract.
    • to deduce a part from the whole
    (Ben Jonson)
  • (obsolete, Latinism) To lead forth.
  • * Selden
    • He should hither deduce a colony.

    Usage notes

    For example, from the premises "all good people believe in the tooth fairy" and "Jimmy does not believe in the tooth fairy", we deduce the conclusion "Jimmy is not a good person". This particular form of deduction is called a syllogism. Note that in this case we reach a false conclusion by correct deduction from a false premise.

    Antonyms

    * (reach a conclusion by applying rules of logic)

    Synonyms

    * (reach a conclusion by applying rules of logic)

    Related terms

    (terms related to "deduce") * adduce * conduct * conducive * deduct * deduction * duke * induce * introduce * reduce * reduction * seduce * subduction * transduce

    Anagrams

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    decern

    English

    Verb

    (en verb)
  • .
  • # (obsolete) Decide; determine (a matter ).
  • ## (with simple object)
  • ## (with infinitive or object clause)
  • ## (intransitive)
  • # Decree by
  • ## (with simple object)
  • ## Decree by judicial sentence that something be done.
  • ## Decree a person etc. to be'' or ''to do something by judicial sentence.??.
  • ##* 1668 July 3rd, , “Thomas Rue contra'' Andrew Hou?toun” in ''The Deci?ions of the Lords of Council & Se??ion I (Edinburgh, 1683), pages 547–548
  • #
    He pur?ued Andrew Hou?toun upon his promi?e, to give him the like Sallary for the next year, and in ab?ence obtained him to be holden as confe?t and Decerned .
  • ## (intransitive)
  • ##
  • .
  • # (obsolete) , one thing from another).
  • ## Distinguish; between .
  • # See ); discern.

    • Derived terms

    * (verbal substantive) * (Scottish law) * (obsolete)

    Related terms

    * (obsolete)

    References

    * “ Decern, v.'']” listed on pages 92–93 of volume III (D–E), § i (D) of '' [1st ed., 1897 * “ decern, v.'']” listed in the ''Oxford English Dictionary [2nd ed., 1989 English terms with transferred senses