adjective
- not involving or based on deductive reasoning; not proceeding from general principles to specific conclusions
Usage: logic; philosophy
Examples
- The scientist used nondeductive methods to gather data from observations.
- Nondeductive reasoning moves from specific cases to general patterns.
- Her nondeductive approach relied on experimental evidence rather than theory.
- The study employed nondeductive logic to analyze the survey results.
- Nondeductive inference helped researchers identify unexpected correlations.
- The detective’s nondeductive investigation started with clues rather than assumptions.