Abductive
Definition, Meaning & Examples
Pronunciation /æbˈdʌk.tɪv/ · Part of speech adjective
Quick meaning: Abductive is an adjective meaning (anatomy) Related or pertaining to abductor muscles and their movement.
Meaning
(anatomy) Related or pertaining to abductor muscles and their movement.
More Meanings
- (logic, computing) Being or relating to a logical process of abduction or inference.
- (rare) Abducting, pertaining to an abduction (a kidnapping).
Example Sentences
The logs showed that between 11:00 a.m. and 1:00 p.m. on the abductive day, 10,718 SIMs connected with the seven […] Some people in the kidnap zone would of course have called each other innocently, but […]
Antonyms for abductive
Common opposites include deductive.
Related Words
Related dictionary entries include abductional, abductory, ablational, abstractive, adnexal, abdicational.
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