induction hypothesis
induction hypothesis · induction hypotheses
A statement which might be true for any natural numberA 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.
Meaning
1 sensesA 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.
Forms
plural: induction hypotheses| Singular | induction hypothesis |
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