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abductive reasoning

abductive reasoning noun: determining plausibility based on a set of evidence.

Noun

abductive reasoning (uncountable)

  1. Determining plausibility based on a set of evidence.

Synonyms of abductive reasoning

Origin of abductive reasoning

From a now rare sense of abduction; compare the relationship of deduction to deductive reasoning.

Questions about abductive reasoning

What does abductive reasoning mean?
Abductive reasoning means determining plausibility based on a set of evidence.
What part of speech is abductive reasoning?
Abductive reasoning is a noun.

Words near abductive reasoning in the dictionary

  1. abductins
  2. abduction
  3. abductional
  4. abductions
  5. abductive
  6. abductive reasoning
  7. abductively
  8. abductor
  9. abductor oculi
  10. abductor pollicis longus
  11. abductores

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