abductive

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English [edit]

Etymology [edit]

abduct +‎ -ive

Pronunciation [edit]

  • (US) IPA: /æbˈdʌk.tɪv/, /ˈæbˌdək.tɪv/

Adjective [edit]

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abductive (not comparable)

  1. (anatomy) Related or pertaining to abductor muscles and their movement. [Mid 19th century.][1]
  2. (logic, computing) Characterizing a logical process as being one of abduction or inference. [Early 20th century.][1]

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References [edit]

  1. 1.0 1.1 2003 [1933], Brown, Lesley editor, The Shorter Oxford English Dictionary, edition 5th, Oxford, UK: Oxford University Press, ISBN 978-0-19-860575-7, page 3:

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Adjective [edit]

abductive f

  1. feminine form of abductif

Latin [edit]

Adjective [edit]

abductive

  1. vocative masculine singular of abductivus