inductivism en · NOUN
Etymology
From inductive + -ism.
Meanings
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(uncountable, usually) The scientific method of developing theories and systems by generalising from meticulously analysed data (i.e., by induction).
Systems of psychology…developed, which were products of what Popper calls ‘inductivism’ — attempts to build up generalisations on the basis of carefully scrutinized data.
1958–1960, R.S. Peters, The Concept of Motivation (2nd ed.), ch. i, page 2
Forms
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| inductivisms | Number=Plur | lexicographic |
Translations (2)
it induttivismo (Translations) · fr inductivisme (Translations)