"inductivism" meaning in English

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Noun

Forms: inductivisms [plural]
Etymology: inductive + -ism Etymology templates: {{suffix|en|inductive|ism}} inductive + -ism Head templates: {{en-noun|-|s}} inductivism (usually uncountable, plural inductivisms)
  1. The scientific method of developing theories and systems by generalising from meticulously analysed data (i.e., by induction). Tags: uncountable, usually Translations (Translations): inductivisme [masculine] (French), induttivismo [masculine] (Italian)
    Sense id: en-inductivism-en-noun-ew-zcytW Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header, English terms suffixed with -ism

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