deductive reasoning
method of reasoning by which premises understood to be true produce logically certain conclusions
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deductive reasoning
Summary
deductive reasoning is a field of study[1]. It ranks in the top 5% of field_of_study entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (8,872 views/month).[2]
Key Facts
- deductive reasoning is credited with the discovery of Thales[3].
- deductive reasoning's instance of is recorded as field of study[4].
- deductive reasoning's instance of is recorded as type of reasoning[5].
- deductive reasoning is a type of reasoning[6].
- deductive reasoning is a type of inference[7].
- deductive reasoning is part of logic[8].
- deductive reasoning's Commons category is recorded as Deductive reasoning[9].
- deductive reasoning is the opposite of Q9323377[10].
- deductive reasoning's topic's main category is recorded as Category:Deductive reasoning[11].
- deductive reasoning's described by source is recorded as Encyclopædia Britannica 11th edition[12].
- deductive reasoning's described by source is recorded as Armenian Soviet Encyclopedia, vol. 3[13].
- deductive reasoning's described by source is recorded as Brockhaus and Efron Encyclopedic Dictionary[14].
- deductive reasoning's described by source is recorded as Small Brockhaus and Efron Encyclopedic Dictionary[15].
- deductive reasoning's described by source is recorded as Q140169500[16].
- deductive reasoning's topic has template is recorded as Template:Aristotelian logic[17].
- deductive reasoning's has characteristic is recorded as soundness[18].
- deductive reasoning's has characteristic is recorded as working hypothesis[19].
- deductive reasoning's permanent duplicated item is recorded as deductive logic[20].
- deductive reasoning's maintained by WikiProject is recorded as WikiProject Mathematics[21].
- deductive reasoning's P14541 is recorded as 4PMe0G[22].
- deductive reasoning's P14541 is recorded as 2AOlCa[23].
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Definition and Type
Recorded instance of include field of study[4] and type of reasoning[5]. Recorded subclass of include reasoning[6] and inference[7]. deductive reasoning is the opposite of Q9323377[10].
Use and Application
deductive reasoning is part of logic[8].
Why It Matters
deductive reasoning ranks in the top 5% of field_of_study entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (8,872 views/month).[2] It has Wikipedia articles in 30 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.[24] It is known by 114 alternative names across languages and contexts.[25]