Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

inductivism

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 0.00 in modern English

Syllables: in-duc-tivism
IPA

19

Scrabble Score

11

Letters

3

Syllables

9

Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

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

Uncountable

Example Sentences

"Systems of psychology…developed, which were products of what Popper calls ‘inductivism’ — attempts to build up generalisations on the basis of carefully scrutinized data."

Etymology

From inductive + -ism.

Word Breakdown

Suffix: inductive

Usage

Uncountable

Inflected Forms

inductivisms (plural)

Questions

What does inductivism mean?: The scientific method of developing theories and systems by generalising from meticulously analysed data (i.e., by induction).
Where does inductivism come from?: From inductive + -ism.

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