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deductive reasoning [1 record]

Record 1 2009-09-11

English

Subject field(s)
  • Logic (Philosophy)
  • Artificial Intelligence
  • Diagnostic Procedures (Medicine)
DEF

The ability to apply general concepts or rules to specific cases or to proceed from stated premises to their logical conclusions. This ability can also be termed syllogistic reasoning or analytic reasoning in that progression is from the whole to the parts.

French

Domaine(s)
  • Logique (Philosophie)
  • Intelligence artificielle
  • Méthodes diagnostiques (Médecine)

Spanish

Campo(s) temático(s)
  • Lógica (Filosofía)
  • Inteligencia artificial
  • Procedimientos diagnósticos (Medicina)
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