Deductive and Illative

Deductive

Deductive adjective - Involving inferences from general principles.

Illative and deductive are semantically related. In some cases you can use "Illative" instead an adjective "Deductive".

Illative

Illative adjective - Resembling or dependent on or arrived at by inference.
Usage example: an illative conclusion
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Synonyms for Illative

Deductive and illative are semantically related. You can use "Deductive" instead an adjective "Illative".
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