noun, noun or participle which takes 'suru', transitive verb
induction; inductive reasoning
Technical term in logic and philosophy; contrasts with 演繹 (deduction). Used as a noun or with する for the act of reasoning from specific cases to a general principle.
科学では、観察から一般法則を導く帰納が重要だ。
In science, induction, which derives general laws from observations, is important.
彼は多くの事例を帰納して、一つの理論を立てた。
He induced a theory from many cases.