mathematical induction (English, noun)
expansion: mathematical induction (countable and uncountable, plural mathematical inductions)
Senses:
topics: mathematics
sciences
glosses: A method of proof which, in terms of a predicate P, could be stated as: if P(0) is true and if for any natural number n>0, P(n) implies P(n+1), then P(n) is true for any natural number n.
tags: countable
uncountable
Forms:
form: mathematical inductions
tags: plural