inductive
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Inductive reasoning finds its way into everyday expressions, such as “Where there is smoke, there is fire.”
From Textbooks • Jun. 15, 2022
Inductive reasoning moves from specific to broad ideas.
From Textbooks • Dec. 21, 2021
A one-mile stretch of road somewhere in Wayne, Oakland or Macomb counties will be picked to host the Inductive Vehicle Charging Pilot.
From Seattle Times • Sep. 27, 2021
The word was coined in 1840 by the Reverend William Whewell in his book The Philosophy of the Inductive Sciences, which contained a 70-page section on the Language of Science.
From The Guardian • Jun. 17, 2014
To give the name of Inductive Method simply to all the four stages of an orderly procedure from doubt to a sufficient explanation is to encourage a widespread misapprehension.
From Logic, Inductive and Deductive by Minto, William
Vocabulary lists containing inductive
The AP English Exam: Rhetorical and Literary Terms 1
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