hypothetico-deductive

hypothetico-deductive
adjective Date: 1912 relating to, being, or making use of the method of proposing hypotheses and testing their acceptability or falsity by determining whether their logical consequences are consistent with observed data

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  • hypothetico-deductive — hy·po·thet·i·co deductive …   English syllables

  • hypothetico-deductive method — /huy peuh thet i koh di duk tiv/, Logic. a method in which a hypothetical model based on observations is proposed and is then tested by the deduction of consequences from the model. [1925 30; HYPOTHETIC(AL) + O + DEDUCTIVE, prob. as trans. of It… …   Useful english dictionary

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  • hypothetico-deductive — ]ə̇kō adjective Etymology: hypothetic + o : of or relating to scientific method in which hypotheses suggested by the facts of observation are proposed and consequences deduced from them so as to test the hypotheses and evaluate the consequence :… …   Useful english dictionary

  • Démarche hypothético-déductive — Méthode hypothético déductive La méthode hypothético déductive est une méthode scientifique qui consiste à formuler une hypothèse afin d en déduire des conséquences observables futures (prédiction) mais également passées (rétrodiction) permettant …   Wikipédia en Français

  • Methode hypothetico-deductive — Méthode hypothético déductive La méthode hypothético déductive est une méthode scientifique qui consiste à formuler une hypothèse afin d en déduire des conséquences observables futures (prédiction) mais également passées (rétrodiction) permettant …   Wikipédia en Français

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