The difference between Deduce and Induce
When used as verbs, deduce means to reach a conclusion by applying rules of logic to given premises, whereas induce means to lead by persuasion or influence.
check bellow for the other definitions of Deduce and Induce
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Deduce as a verb (transitive):
To reach a conclusion by applying rules of logic to given premises.
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Deduce as a verb (obsolete):
To take away; to deduct; to subtract.
Examples:
"to deduce a part from the whole"
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Deduce as a verb (obsolete, Latinism):
To lead forth.
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Induce as a verb (transitive):
To lead by persuasion or influence; incite.
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Induce as a verb (transitive):
To cause, bring about, lead to.
Examples:
"His meditation induced a compromise. Opium induces sleep."
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Induce as a verb (physics):
To cause or produce (electric current or a magnetic state) by a physical process of induction.
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Induce as a verb (transitive, logic):
To infer by induction.
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Induce as a verb (transitive, obsolete):
To lead in, bring in, introduce.
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Induce as a verb (transitive, obsolete):
To draw on, place upon.