natural deduction

British  

noun

1. a system of formal logic that has no axioms but permits the assumption of premises of an argument. Such a system uses sequents to record which assumptions are operative at any stage Compare axiomatic

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natural deduction

What seemed like a natural deduction in the West -- behaving like a group must mean a suppression of the self -- was a leap in logic in Japan.

From Salon ● Jun. 18, 2011

A natural deduction from this was that one person or few persons must own many times 40 shares to bring the average up.

From Time Magazine Archive

The natural deduction for conventional people like Hilda and Edith was that—now, don't be annoyed at what I'm going to say, but I always speak out—I'm famous for my frankness.

From Poor Relations by Compton MacKenzie

The natural deduction from this is that we should say "do" rather than "don't"; open up the natural way for rightful activity instead of uttering loud warning cries at the entrance to every wrong path.

From Study of Child Life by Marion Foster Washburne

This would be the natural deduction to draw from the premise of evolution.

From The Saint by William Roscoe Thayer

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