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Retroduction meaning

  1. A leading or bringing back.
  2. Synonym of abduction.
  3. A system of research or problem-solving based on abduction; A dialectic method of working from existing information to achieve a theory or from a desired outcome to achieve a design.

Using Retroduction

  • The main meaning on this page is: A leading or bringing back. | Synonym of abduction. | A system of research or problem-solving based on abduction; A dialectic method of working from existing information to achieve a theory or from a desired outcome to achieve a design.

Context around Retroduction

  • Average sentence length in these examples: 11.5 words
  • Position in the sentence: 0 start, 1 middle, 1 end
  • Sentence types: 2 statements, 0 questions, 0 exclamations

Often before:

abduction 1×

Often after:

presumption 1×

Sentence patterns with Retroduction

These short patterns come directly from the example sentences and show how the word is often embedded:

called abduction retroduction presumption and 1× presumption and retroduction 1×

Sentence openings and endings

Common sentence openings:

over the years 1× peirce also called 1×

Common sentence endings:

of all hypothesis 1× presumption and retroduction 1×

Words around Retroduction

Just before it in the word index:

retrocomputing 2 retrocessional 2 retrocession 2 retroceded 2 retrocausality 3 retroactivity 2

Just after it in the word index:

retroelements 2 retrofile 2 retrofire 4 retrofit 86 retrofits 24 retrofitted 80

Similar in corpus frequency:

aabc 4 aacr 4 aacsb 4 aadar 4 aadk 4 aadujeevitham 4

Corpus analysis for Retroduction

  • In this selection, "retroduction" usually appears in the middle of the sentence. The average example has 11.5 words, and this corpus slice is mostly made up of statements.
  • Around the word, abduction and presumption stand out and add context to how "retroduction" is used.
  • Recognizable usage signals include called abduction retroduction presumption and and presumption and retroduction. That gives this page its own corpus information beyond isolated example sentences.
  • By corpus frequency, "retroduction" sits close to words such as aabc, aacr and aacsb, which helps place it inside the broader word index.

Example types with retroduction

The same corpus examples are grouped by length and sentence type, making it easier to see the contexts in which the word appears:

Short example sentences

Peirce also called abduction "retroduction", "presumption", and, earliest of all, "hypothesis". (11 words)

Over the years he called such inference hypothesis, abduction, presumption, and retroduction. (12 words)

Longer example sentences

Over the years he called such inference hypothesis, abduction, presumption, and retroduction. (12 words)

Peirce also called abduction "retroduction", "presumption", and, earliest of all, "hypothesis". (11 words)

Example sentences (2)

Over the years he called such inference hypothesis, abduction, presumption, and retroduction.

Peirce also called abduction "retroduction", "presumption", and, earliest of all, "hypothesis".

Frequently asked questions

How do you use "retroduction" in a sentence?
An example: "Over the years he called such inference hypothesis, abduction, presumption, and retroduction." This page contains 2 example sentences with the word "retroduction" from authentic English texts.
What does "retroduction" mean?
Retroduction means: A leading or bringing back.
How many example sentences with "retroduction" are there?
Voorbeeldzinnen.info contains 2 example sentences with "retroduction", drawn from a database of millions of English sentences.