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‘Hypothesis [as a form of reasoning]’ (pub. 30.01.13-20:19). Quote in M. Bergman & S. Paavola (Eds.), The Commens Dictionary: Peirce's Terms in His Own Words. New Edition. Retrieved from http://www.commens.org/dictionary/entry/quote-deduction-induction-and-hypothesis-4.
Term: 
Hypothesis [as a form of reasoning]
Quote: 

We may say, therefore, that hypothesis produces the sensuous element of thought, and induction the habitual element.

Source: 
Peirce, C. S. (1878). Deduction, Induction, and Hypothesis. Popular Science Monthly, 13, 470-482.
References: 
CP 2.643
Date of Quote: 
1878
URL: 

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