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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Meaning relationships
Synonyms: inductive hypothesis, IH
Antonyms: none provided