Inductive reasoning
The attempt to use information about a specific situation to draw a conclusion. | ||||
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Inductive reasoning Definition from Language, Idioms & Slang Dictionaries & Glossaries
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inductive reasoning
Noun
1. reasoning from detailed facts to general principles
(synonym) generalization, generalisation, induction
(hypernym) colligation
Noun
1. reasoning from detailed facts to general principles
(synonym) generalization, generalisation, induction
(hypernym) colligation
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inductive reasoning
inductive reasoning
n : reasoning from detailed facts to general principles [syn: generalization, generalisation, induction]
inductive reasoning
n : reasoning from detailed facts to general principles [syn: generalization, generalisation, induction]
Inductive reasoning Definition from Arts & Humanities Dictionaries & Glossaries
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Inductive reasoning
Reasoning from the particular to the general. Analytical method developed by Aristotle .
Reasoning from the particular to the general. Analytical method developed by Aristotle .
Inductive reasoning Definition from Encyclopedia Dictionaries & Glossaries
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Inductive reasoning
Inductive reasoning is the complement of deductive reasoning. For other article subjects named induction, see Induction.
Induction or inductive reasoning, sometimes called inductive logic, is the process of reasoning in which the premises of an argument are believed to support the conclusion but do not ensure it. It is used to ascribe properties or relations to types based on tokens (i.e., on one or a small number of observations or experiences); or to formulate laws based on limited observations of recurring phenomenal patterns. Induction is employed, for example, in using specific propositions such as: - This ice is cold.
- A billiard ball moves when struck with a cue.
- All ice is cold.
- All billiard balls struck with a cue move.
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