deductive

/di-ˈdək-tiv/

adjective

  1. of, relating to, or provable by deriving conclusions by reasoning : of, relating to, or provable by deduction

  2. employing deduction in reasoning

deductive principles

adjective

  1. relating to, being, or making use of the method of proposing hypotheses and testing their acceptability or falsity by determining whether their logical consequences are consistent with observed data