deductive reasoning

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noun

reasoning from the general to the particular (or from cause to effect)
• Syn:
deduction, synthesis
• Derivationally related forms:
synthetic (for: synthesis), synthetical (for: synthesis), synthesise (for: synthesis), deduct (for: deduction), deduce (for: deduction)
• Hypernyms:
reasoning, logical thinking, abstract thought
• Hyponyms:
syllogism