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‘Induction’ (pub. 03.02.13-18:28). 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-theory-probable-inference-1.
Term: 
Induction
Quote: 

We now come to the consideration of the Rules which have to be followed in order to make valid and strong Inductions and Hypotheses. These rules can all be reduced to a single one; namely, that the statistical deduction of which the Induction or Hypothesis is the inversion, must be valid and strong.

Source: 
Peirce, C. S. (1883). A Theory of Probable Inference. In C. S. Peirce (Ed.), Studies in Logic by Members of the Johns Hopkins University (pp. 126-181). Boston, MA: Little, Brown, and Company.
References: 
CP 2.715
Date of Quote: 
1883
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