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Induction and Analogy in Mathematics

by George Polya · 1954 · 296 pages

Part of the Mathematics and Plausible Reasoning series

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Here the author of "How to Solve It" explains how to become a "good guesser." Marked by G. Polya's simple, energetic prose and use of clever examples from a wide range of human activities, this two-volume work explores techniques of guessing, inductive reasoning, and reasoning by analogy, and the role they play in the most rigorous of deductive disciplines.

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science
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