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Deductive reasoning

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synthesisnounThe formation of something complex or coherent by combining simpler things.
deductionnounA sum that can be removed in tax calculations, usually from the taxable amount; something that is written off.
deductive inferencenouninference in which the conclusion is just as certain as the premises
deductive closurenounThe set of all the statements that can be deduced from a given set of statements.
natural deductionnounA kind of proof calculus in which logical reasoning is expressed by inference rules closely related to the "natural" way of reasoning, in contrast to axiomatic systems.
inference to the best explanationnoun(logic, fixed phrase) Synonym of abductive reasoning.
forward reasoningnoun(philosophy, logic) In artificial intelligence, modus ponens.
analysisnoun(countable) Decomposition into components in order to study (a complex thing, concept, theory, etc.).
generalizationnounAn act or instance of generalizing; concluding that something true of a subclass is true of the entire class.
theoremnoun(mathematics) A mathematical statement of some importance that has been proven to be true. Minor theorems are often called propositions. Theorems which are not very interesting in themselves but are an essential part of a bigger theorem's proof are called lemmas.
generalisationnounThe formulation of general concepts from specific instances by abstracting common properties.
inductionnounAn act of inducting.
sequent calculusnoun(mathematics, logic) A set of inference rules for deriving true sequents from other true sequents.
implicandnoun(propositional calculus) The conclusion of an implication.
abductive reasoningnounDetermining plausibility based on a set of evidence.
inferential statisticsnoun(statistics) A branch of statistics studying statistical inference—drawing conclusions about a population from a random sample drawn from it, or, more generally, about a random process from its observed behavior during a finite period of time.
intensional logicnoun(logic) A formal deductive system able to represent the distinction between intension and extension of a term.
infinite descentnoun(mathematics) A method of proof by contradiction that is used to prove that a statement must be false for all positive integers. By showing that if it is true for one integer, it must be true for a smaller integer, an infinite number of solutions are found and a contradiction is eventually reached.
proof systemnoun(logic) A set of axioms and a set of inference rules which are jointly used to deduce tautologies, thereby providing proofs of them.
inductive definitionnoun(semantics) A recursive definition.

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