natural deduction
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 (def. 3)
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How to use natural deduction in a sentence
Having once granted this, the natural deduction followed that if a girl was fit to rule at eighteen, a boy was fit to rule sooner.
South America | W. H. KoebelKeen Nora noted the signs, drew a very natural deduction, and shaped her tactics accordingly.
Trevlyn Hold | Mrs. Henry WoodThis was, indeed, the most natural deduction for Nick to arrive at, after considering all the circumstances.
With Links of Steel | Nicholas CarterThe natural deduction from this is that the main settlement of the Antiphoner of the Mass fell within the same period.
St. Gregory and the Gregorian Music | E. G. P. WyattNo, sir; and, also based on the natural deduction because I adore mystery stories and it just doesn't make any sense.
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