hypothetico-deductive method

hy·po·thet·i·co-de·duc·tive meth·od

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Definition of hypothetico-deductive method words

noun hypothetico-deductive method a method in which a hypothetical model based on observations is proposed and is then tested by the deduction of consequences from the model. 1

before 1925

One of the 11% newest English words

1925-30; hypothetic(al) + -o- + deductive, probably as translation of Italian ipotetico-deduttivo

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