inductive
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Inductive reasoning, on the other hand, played an important role in the work of the English natural philosopher Francis Bacon.
From Textbooks • Dec. 14, 2022
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
Inductive reactance XL has units of ohms and is greatest at high frequencies.
From Textbooks • Aug. 12, 2015
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
Philosophy of the Inductive Sciences," makes the following reply:—"But Bartholinus could have seen no such consequence in the accident, if he had not previously had a clear conception of single refraction.
From A Logic Of Facts Or, Every-day Reasoning by Holyoake, George Jacob
Vocabulary lists containing inductive
The AP English Exam: Rhetorical and Literary Terms 1
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