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Eductive vs Deductive - What's the difference?

eductive | deductive |

As adjectives the difference between eductive and deductive

is that eductive is tending to draw out; extractive while deductive is of, pertaining to, or based on deduction (process of reasoning).

eductive

English

Adjective

(en adjective)
  • Tending to draw out; extractive.
    • (Webster 1913)

    deductive

    English

    Adjective

    (en adjective)
  • Of, pertaining to, or based on deduction (process of reasoning).
  • (logic) Based on inferences from general principles.

    • Derived terms

    * deductive closure * deductive database * deductive language * deductive mood * deductive reasoning ----