retroduction

Meanings

Plural: retroductions

Noun

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.

Origin / Etymology

From Latin retroducere, retroductum (“to lead or bring back”), from retro (“backward”) + ducere (“to lead”).

Synonyms

abduction

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