inductivism

Etymology

From inductive + -ism.

inductivism means The scientific method of developing theories and systems by generalising from meticulously analysed data (i.e., by induction). Lexicurio rates it Rare gem — a strength score of 78 out of 100.

noun

The scientific method of developing theories and systems by generalising from meticulously analysed data (i.e., by induction).“Systems of psychology…developed, which were products of what Popper calls ‘inductivism’ — attempts to build up generalisations on the basis of carefully scrutinized data.”