SweetFreedom Posted 12 years ago
Grammar
Deducted by logic, without observed facts
When asked to explain the meaning of a priori, I reply:
Deducted by logic, without observed facts.
The standard answer is:
derived by logic, without observed facts.
I argued that when the word "deduct" is collocated with "by logic", it means "reason by deduction", so "deducted by logic" is an equivalent to "derived by logic". Thus my explanation works.
I wonder whether the expression "Deducted by logic, without observed facts" sounds natural in English.
Deducted by logic, without observed facts.
The standard answer is:
derived by logic, without observed facts.
I argued that when the word "deduct" is collocated with "by logic", it means "reason by deduction", so "deducted by logic" is an equivalent to "derived by logic". Thus my explanation works.
I wonder whether the expression "Deducted by logic, without observed facts" sounds natural in English.
Top answer
It doesn't.
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SweetFreedomI wonder whether the expression "Deducted by logic, without observed facts" sounds natural in English.No. You may be confusing two verbs.
To deduct is to subtract. If you deduct $6 from $10, you get $4.
The main definition in Merriam-Webster on-line is
deduct : to take away (somethin
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