adjective
deductive
Involving subtraction or removal.
The accountant used a deductive adjustment to remove the charge.
Etymology
Latin de- and ducere express leading away. Deductive in this sense describes taking something off or out, preserving the removal image behind deductions from a total.
More examples
- The worksheet separates additive changes from deductive changes.
- The contract allowed a deductive modification for the omitted work.
- A deductive calculation reduced the original total.
Forms
deductive
Similar words
- subtractive
- Subtractive directly means removing an amount; deductive has the same sense in some accounting or technical contexts.