Inductivism

noun

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Noun
  1. 1
    The scientific method of developing theories and systems by generalising from meticulously analysed data (i.e., by induction). uncountable, usually

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

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"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.

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scientific method

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