Baconian method

proper noun

An investigative method based on inductive reasoning, developed by Francis Bacon; a precursor to the modern scientific method.

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proper nounthe Baconian method
  1. historicalAn investigative method based on inductive reasoning, developed by Francis Bacon; a precursor to the modern scientific method.
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