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What type of reasoning typically moves from specific details and observations to the more general underlying principles or processes?
What type of reasoning typically moves from specific details and observations to the more general underlying principles or processes?
- Abductive reasoning
- Deductive reasoning
- Analogical reasoning
- Inductive reasoning (correct)
Which type of reasoning is best expressed when based on laws or rules?
Which type of reasoning is best expressed when based on laws or rules?
- Analogical reasoning
- Abductive reasoning
- Inductive reasoning
- Deductive reasoning (correct)
In which reasoning method is observation of nature considered the authority?
In which reasoning method is observation of nature considered the authority?
- Deductive reasoning
- Inductive reasoning (correct)
- Analogical reasoning
- Abductive reasoning
Which type of reasoning typically moves from general truths to specific conclusions?
Which type of reasoning typically moves from general truths to specific conclusions?
What type of reasoning is open-ended, exploratory, and regarded as a hypothesis?
What type of reasoning is open-ended, exploratory, and regarded as a hypothesis?
Which major subdiscipline of modern mathematics is concerned with quantities and their changes?
Which major subdiscipline of modern mathematics is concerned with quantities and their changes?
What type of reasoning does most mathematical activity involve?
What type of reasoning does most mathematical activity involve?
In which areas is mathematics extensively used for modeling phenomena?
In which areas is mathematics extensively used for modeling phenomena?
What are the fundamental truths of mathematics independent from?
What are the fundamental truths of mathematics independent from?
Which area of mathematics is often grouped under applied mathematics due to its close correlation with real-world applications?
Which area of mathematics is often grouped under applied mathematics due to its close correlation with real-world applications?
