by deduction

Examples (10)

• She arrived at the conclusion by a process of logical deduction.
• Sherlock Holmes was famous for solving crimes purely by deduction.
• The planet's existence was theorized by deduction long before it was directly observed.
• I figured out the password simply by deduction, based on the clues provided.
• Philosophers often construct complex arguments by deduction from a set of first principles.
• This isn't a mystery you can solve by deduction alone; we need more physical evidence.
• Can the correct answer be found purely by deduction, or is external knowledge required?
• The scientist worked out the chemical's structure by deduction from the experimental results.
• In geometry, we often prove theorems by deduction from a series of axioms.
• He concluded, by deduction, that his keys must have been left in the car.