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deducible

deducible

1 6.6
Able to be worked out from the given information
  • adjective
  • /dɪˈdjuːsəbl/
translation icon : deducible
  • By analyzing the trends, we found that the results were deducible from previous studies.
  • logically deducible
  • deducible from the premises
  • conclusion is deducible

Examples

  • For example, in Reason and Morality 9, Alan Gewirth argues that rights are social claims which are deducible from the fact that human beings, by nature, strive to fulfill purposes.

    Academic text (1990)
  • The conclusions drawn from the data are entirely deducible based on the patterns observed.

  • The fact of subjective gain, or benefit, from an act is deducible from the fact that it was performed.

    Blog text (16)
  • However, one of the surprises of modern science is that behavior not entirely deducible from initial conditions can arise in a complex system.

    Academic text (2004)
  • Their relation to the text and their function within the bound codex are not always easily deducible from the individual acts themselves.

    Academic text (1999)
  • I said, look, these are emerging phenomena, but they are absolutely deducible, predictable from the rules of the game.

  • To begin with, it is clear that the conclusion in our example is deducible from its complete ground with respect to Socrates, an Athenian philosopher.

    Academic text (2016)
  • As such, the sentence for a specific offender is not directly deducible from any single factor; it necessarily involves a decision guided, but not dictated, by reason.

    Academic text (2003)
  • When Bolzano discusses the relation between deducibility and grounding, he remarks that even though he lacks a proof for this claim, it seems quite obvious to him that if a truth is deducible from its complete ground, grounding is preserved under variation.

    Academic text (2016)
  • Her explanation made it clear how the final outcome was deducible from the initial evidence presented.

Synonyms

derivable
vsdeducible
  • Specialized
1 6.8

You can find it from other information by thinking or working out

is said to follow from reasoning or data rather than by casual means
guessable
vsdeducible
1 2.7

Easy to find out from information or clues

is presented as requiring deliberate reasoning from the information given
inferable
vsdeducible
6.1

You can understand it from facts or clues

is described as reachable specifically from the available information
surmisable
vsdeducible
8.8

Can be guessed from a small amount of evidence

is used for conclusions from fuller information rather than scant clues

How Deducible

clear
1.0
deducible
1 6.6
uncertain
149 2.8
ambiguous
68 6.3

Surface Forms

deducible positive

Morphology

deducible = deduce (transparent) = deduce + ible

Formed by adding the adjectival suffix '-ible' to the verb 'deduce', yielding 'capable of being deduced', which is directly predictable.

Etymology

The word deducible comes from the parts de- meaning 'from' and ducere meaning 'to lead', the same root as in conduct. So, if something is deducible, you can 'lead' the answer out from the facts and work it out by careful thinking.