Deduce vs. Derive — What's the Difference?
Difference Between Deduce and Derive
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Deduce
To reach (a conclusion) by reasoning.
Derive
To obtain or receive from a source
A dance that is derived from the samba.
Confidence that is derived from years of experience.
Deduce
To infer from a general principle; reason deductively
Deduced from the laws of physics that the new airplane would fly.
Derive
(Chemistry) To produce or obtain (a compound) from another substance by chemical reaction.
Deduce
To trace the origin or derivation of.
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Derive
To trace the origin or development of (a word).
Deduce
(transitive) To reach (a conclusion) by applying rules of logic or other forms of reasoning to given premises or known facts.
Derive
To generate (a linguistic structure) from another structure or set of structures.
Deduce
(transitive) To examine, explain, or record (something) in an orderly manner.
Derive
To arrive at by reasoning; deduce or infer
Derive a conclusion from facts.
Deduce
To obtain (something) from some source; to derive.
Derive
To be derived from a source; originate. ]
Deduce
To be derived or obtained from some source.
Derive
(transitive) To obtain or receive (something) from something else.
Deduce
To take away (something); to deduct, to subtract (something).
To deduce a part from the whole
Derive
To deduce (a conclusion) by reasoning.
Deduce
To lead (something) forth.
Derive
To find the derivation of (a word or phrase).
Deduce
To lead forth.
He should hither deduce a colony.
Derive
To create (a compound) from another by means of a reaction.
Deduce
To take away; to deduct; to subtract; as, to deduce a part from the whole.
Derive
(intransitive) To originate or stem (from).
Her excellent organisation skills derive from her time as a secretary in the army
Deduce
To derive or draw; to derive by logical process; to obtain or arrive at as the result of reasoning; to gather, as a truth or opinion, from what precedes or from premises; to infer; - with from or out of.
O goddess, say, shall I deduce my rhymesFrom the dire nation in its early times?
Reasoning is nothing but the faculty of deducing unknown truths from principles already known.
See what regard will be paid to the pedigree which deduces your descent from kings and conquerors.
Derive
To turn the course of (water, etc.); to divert and distribute into subordinate channels.
Deduce
Reason by deduction; establish by deduction
Derive
To turn the course of, as water; to divert and distribute into subordinate channels; to diffuse; to communicate; to transmit; - followed by to, into, on, upon.
For fear it [water] choke up the pits . . . they [the workman] derive it by other drains.
Her due loves derived to that vile witch's share.
Derived to us by tradition from Adam to Noah.
Deduce
Conclude by reasoning; in logic
Derive
To receive, as from a source or origin; to obtain by descent or by transmission; to draw; to deduce; - followed by from.
Derive
To trace the origin, descent, or derivation of; to recognize transmission of; as, he derives this word from the Anglo-Saxon.
From these two causes . . . an ancient set of physicians derived all diseases.
Derive
To obtain one substance from another by actual or theoretical substitution; as, to derive an organic acid from its corresponding hydrocarbon.
Derive
To flow; to have origin; to descend; to proceed; to be deduced.
Power from heavenDerives, and monarchs rule by gods appointed.
Derive
Reason by deduction; establish by deduction
Derive
Obtain;
Derive pleasure from one's garden
Derive
Come from;
The present name derives from an older form
Derive
Develop or evolve, especially from a latent or potential state
Derive
Come from; be connected by a relationship of blood, for example;
She was descended from an old Italian noble family
He comes from humble origins
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