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‘Induction’ (pub. 03.02.13-18:19). 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-natural-classification-arguments-1.
Term: 
Induction
Quote: 

Hence the formulæ are

Induction
S’ S” S”’, &c. are taken at random as M’s,
S’ S” S”’, &c. are P;
.·. Any M is probably P.

Source: 
Peirce, C. S. (1867). On the Natural Classification of Arguments. Proceedings of the American Academy of Arts and Sciences, 7, 261-287.
References: 
W 2:46; CP 2.511
Date of Quote: 
1867
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