abductive reasoning
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abductive reasoning
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From a now rare sense of abduction; compare the relationship of deduction to deductive reasoning.
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Determining plausibility based on a set of evidence.
Similar: abduction, inference to the best explanation
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| 日本語 | アブダクション abudakushon, 逆推論 gyakusuiron |
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| 中文 | 溯因推理, 溯因法 |
| Deutsch | Abduktion, Schlussfolgerung, Implikation |
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