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

  1. Deduce as a verb (transitive):

    To reach a conclusion by applying rules of logic to given premises.

  2. Deduce as a verb (obsolete):

    To take away; to deduct; to subtract.

    Examples:

    "to deduce a part from the whole"

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  3. Deduce as a verb (obsolete, Latinism):

    To lead forth.

  1. Induce as a verb (transitive):

    To lead by persuasion or influence; incite.

  2. Induce as a verb (transitive):

    To cause, bring about, lead to.

    Examples:

    "His meditation induced a compromise. Opium induces sleep."

  3. Induce as a verb (physics):

    To cause or produce (electric current or a magnetic state) by a physical process of induction.

  4. Induce as a verb (transitive, logic):

    To infer by induction.

  5. Induce as a verb (transitive, obsolete):

    To lead in, bring in, introduce.

  6. Induce as a verb (transitive, obsolete):

    To draw on, place upon.