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MENTAL MODEL · M9453

Induction

Induction
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Version 1.0.0 · Updated 2026-07-28

CORE DEFINITION

Induction can refer to: inductive reasoning, mathematical induction, structural induction, and epsilon induction.

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Induction can refer to: inductive reasoning, mathematical induction, structural induction, and epsilon induction.

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Induction derives general rules from individual cases, elevating fragmented observations into predictable patterns, and serves as the generative mechanism of empirical knowledge. It is the opposite of deduction: deduction moves from the general to the particular, while induction moves from the particular to the general, and its conclusions go beyond the premises and are therefore fallible.

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