deductivist

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English

Etymology

From deductive +‎ -ist.

Pronunciation

  • (UK) IPA(key): /dɪˈdʌktɪvɪst/, /dɪˈdʊktɪvɪst/

Noun

deductivist (plural deductivists)

  1. One who subscribes to the form of reasoning called deductivism.
    • 2008 January 31, Bart Van Kerkhove, Jean Paul Van Bendegem, “Pi on Earth, or Mathematics in the Real World”, in Erkenntnis, volume 68, number 3, →DOI:
      Although, in mathematics, one is not supposed to settle for anything short of absolute proof, even staunch deductivists might appreciate the potential value of this way of proceeding.

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