Single Idea 15713

[catalogued under 14. Science / C. Induction / 3. Limits of Induction]

Full Idea

The claim that no number is greater than a million is confirmed by the first million test cases.

Gist of Idea

The first million numbers confirm that no number is greater than a million

Source

R Kaplan / E Kaplan (The Art of the Infinite [2003], 2 'Intro')

Book Reference

Kaplan,R and Kaplan,E: 'The Art of the Infinite' [Penguin 2004], p.29


A Reaction

Extrapolate from this, and you can have as large a number of cases as you could possibly think of failing to do the inductive job. Love it! Induction isn't about accumulations of cases. It is about explanation, which is about essence. Yes!