Encyclopedia - Abductive Reasoning: Encyclopedia - Abductive Reasoning
Abduction, or abductive reasoning, is the process of reasoning to the best explanations. In other words, it is the reasoning process that...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Abductive Reasoning: Encyclopedia Ii - Abductive Reasoning - Applications
Abduction has been applied in artificial intelligence for various tasks. The most direct application of abduction is that of automaticall...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Abductive Reasoning: Encyclopedia Ii - Abductive Reasoning - Set-cover Abduction
A different formalization of abduction is based on inverting the function that calculates the visible effects of the hypotheses. Formally...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Abductive Reasoning: Encyclopedia Ii - Abductive Reasoning - Logic-based Abduction
In logic, abduction is done from a logical theory T representing a domain and a set of observations O. Abduction is the process of derivi...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Explanation: Encyclopedia - Explanation
An explanation is a statement which points to causes, context and consequences of some object (or process, state of affairs etc.), togeth...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Induction Philosophy: Encyclopedia Ii - Induction Philosophy - Types Of Inductive Reasoning
The support which the premises provide for the conclusion is dependent on the number of individuals in the sample group compared to the n...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Abduction: Encyclopedia - Abduction
Abduction. Kidnapping, as a near synonym in criminal law, but sometimes used particularly in cases involving a woman or child Abduction...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Alien Implants: Encyclopedia - Alien Implants
Some people believe they have had alien implants inserted into their bodies. Typically, the subject also believes he or she is the victim...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Induction Philosophy: Encyclopedia Ii - Induction Philosophy - Bayesian Inference
Of the candidate systems of inductive logic, the most influential is Bayesianism, which uses probability theory as a framework for induct...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Induction Philosophy: Encyclopedia Ii - Induction Philosophy - Validity
Formal logic as most people learn it is deductive rather than inductive. Some philosophers claim to have created systems of inductive log...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Skin Comics: Encyclopedia Ii - Skin Comics - History
Angelo Espinosa was a former gang member from the Los Angeles area who faked his own death to leave that part of his life behind. Skin wa...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Tin-foil Hat: Encyclopedia Ii - Tin-foil Hat - Tin-foil Hats And Mental Illness
There have been some people who believe in the efficacy of tin-foil hats and similar devices. Reasons for use include preventing abductio...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Revolution Software: Encyclopedia Ii - Revolution Software - Company History
Released in 1992 for the Amiga, Atari ST, and PC, Lure of the Temptress was a reasonable success and set the company up for their future ...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Inquiry: Encyclopedia Ii - Inquiry - Background
Inquiry - Theory of inquiry. For our present purposes, the first feature to note in distinguishing the three principal modes of reason...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Sita Devi: Encyclopedia Ii - Sita Devi - Legend
Sita is one of the principal characters of the "Ramayana", the Hindu epic named after her husband Rama. Sita was a foundling, discovered ...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Extradition: Encyclopedia Ii - Extradition - Controversies
Extradition - International strains. The refusal for a country to extradite suspects or criminals to another may lead to international ...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Ernani: Encyclopedia Ii - Ernani - Plot
Ernani - Act I. Mountains of Aragon. The bandits demand the reason for Ernani's gloom. (Chorus of bandits: "To you we drink"; and "Erna...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Induction Philosophy: Encyclopedia Ii - Induction Philosophy - Validity
Formal logic as most people learn it is deductive rather than inductive. Some philosophers claim to have created systems of inductive log...   » Read the article

Dictionary - Alien: New Age Spirituality Dictionary On Alien
Alien An intelligent extraterrestrial being; of extraterrestrial origin; non-human. A visitor from another planet, another world or di...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Abductive Reasoning: Encyclopedia Ii - Abductive Reasoning - History Of The Concept
The philosopher Charles Peirce introduced abduction into modern logic. In his works before 1900, he mostly uses the term to mean the use ...   » Read the article