Associations to the word «Abductive»

Wiktionary

ABDUCTIVE, adjective. (anatomy) Related or pertaining to abductor muscles and their movement. [Mid 19th century.]
ABDUCTIVE, adjective. (logic) (computing) Characterizing a logical process as being one of abduction or inference. [Early 20th century.]
ABDUCTIVE, adjective. (rare) Abducting, pertaining to an abduction (a kidnapping).
ABDUCTIVE REASONING, noun. Determining plausibility based on a set of evidence.

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