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inductivism

inductivism noun: the scientific method of developing theories and systems by generalising from meticulously analysed data (i.e., by induction).

Noun

inductivism (usually uncountable, plural inductivisms)

  1. (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 of inductivism

pluralinductivisms

Origin of inductivism

From inductive + -ism.

Questions about inductivism

What does inductivism mean?
Inductivism means the scientific method of developing theories and systems by generalising from meticulously analysed data (i.e., by induction).
What part of speech is inductivism?
Inductivism is a noun.
What is the plural of inductivism?
The plural of inductivism is inductivisms.

Words near inductivism in the dictionary

  1. inductive reasoning
  2. inductive voltage divider
  3. inductive voltage dividers
  4. inductively
  5. inductiveness
  6. inductivism
  7. inductivisms
  8. inductivist
  9. inductivistic
  10. inductivists
  11. inductivities

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