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Wrong, "deduce" means to rule out possibilities, literally deduct them from the space of all possible universes. "When you have eliminated the impossible, what
by tantalor 2y ago
Wrong, "deduce" means to rule out possibilities, literally deduct them from the space of all possible universes.
"When you have eliminated the impossible, whatever remains, however improbable, must be the truth."
- tossandthrow 2y agoCurios aside here: when pointing out a grammatical error of this sort, what school of English does it rely on? I mean, English has grown to a point where where the British English dictionary does not hold sole authority.
- helmette 2y agoThis is false. To deduce is to draw (ducere) a conclusion from (de) premisses.
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