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adjective • involving deductive reasoning from a general principle to a necessary effect; not supported by fact adverb • derived by logic, without observed facts adjective satellite • based on hypothesis or theory rather than experiment | ||||
| 36% | 9 | A postulate or assumption that follows from another postulate or assumption | ||
noun • a practical consequence that follows naturally • (logic) an inference that follows directly from the proof of another proposition | ||||
| 26% | 5 | Basic assumption | ||
noun • a saying that is widely accepted on its own merits • (logic) a proposition that is not susceptible of proof or disproof; its truth is assumed to be self-evident | ||||
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