inductive+method

  • 131baconian — adj. & n. adj. of or relating to the English philosopher Sir Francis Bacon (d. 1626), or to his inductive method of reasoning and philosophy. n. 1 a supporter of the view that Bacon was the author of Shakespeare s plays. 2 a follower of Bacon …

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  • 132Novum Organum — /noh veuhm awr geuh neuhm, awr gah neuhm, gan euhm/; Lat. /noh woom ohrdd gah noohm / a philosophical work in Latin (1620) by Francis Bacon, presenting an inductive method for scientific and philosophical inquiry …

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