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Preferred term
hypothetico-deductivism
Definition
- Hypothetico-deductivism (H-D) is an account of the confirmation or testing of (scientific) theories, typically by empirical (observational) evidence. Some philosophers, most notably Karl Popper, have offered H-D as an alternative to inductive accounts of confirmation. [Source: Encyclopedia of Philosophy and the Social Sciences; Hypothetico-Deductivism]
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https://concepts.sagepub.com/social-science/concept/hypothetico-deductivism
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