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induction hypothesis

noun · 1 senses · updated from the 2026-07-25 local source snapshot

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noun

Meaning 1

A statement which might be true for any natural number. In mathematical induction, such a statement is proven true for all natural numbers by first proving it for the base case and then proving that each case implies the next.

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

Topics: mathematics, sciences

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Synonyms: inductive hypothesis, IH

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