inductivism

== English == === Etymology === From inductive +‎ -ism. === Noun === inductivism (usually uncountable, plural inductivisms) The scientific method of developing theories and systems by generalising from meticulously analysed data (i.e., by induction). 1958–1960, R.S. Peters, The Concept of Motivation (2nd ed.), ch. i, page 2: Systems of psychology…developed, which were products of what Popper calls ‘inductivism’ — attempts to build up generalisations on the basis of carefully scrutinized data. ==== Translations ====