Meanings
noun
- The process of making inferences based upon observed patterns, or simple repetition. Often used in reference to predictions about what will happen or does happen, based upon what has happened.
Synonyms & antonyms
nounreasoning from detailed facts to general principles
Broader
Synonym sets from Open English WordNet, CC BY 4.0.
Translations
Catalan raonament inductiu
- raonament inductiuthe process of making inferences based upon observed patterns
German Induktion
- Induktionthe process of making inferences based upon observed patterns
Icelandic tilleiðsla
- tilleiðslathe process of making inferences based upon observed patterns
Italian ragionamento induttivo
- ragionamento induttivothe process of making inferences based upon observed patterns
Polish rozumowanie indukcyjne
- rozumowanie indukcyjnethe process of making inferences based upon observed patterns
Spanish razonamiento inductivo
- razonamiento inductivothe process of making inferences based upon observed patterns
Tagalog pabuod na pagmamatwid
- pabuod na pagmamatwidthe process of making inferences based upon observed patterns
Cite this entry
APA
inductive reasoning. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 2, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/inductive%20reasoning
MLA
“inductive reasoning.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/inductive%20reasoning. Accessed November 2, 2026.
Chicago
WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “inductive reasoning,” accessed November 2, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/inductive%20reasoning.
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