The Commens Dictionary

Quote from ‘Graphs, Little Account [R]’

Term: 
Necessary Deduction
Quote: 

Necessary deduction is that sort of inference in which the fact concluded is conceived to be involved in the facts premised. It is the reasoning of mathematical demonstration.

Source: 
Peirce, Charles S. (1903). Graphs, Little Account [R]. MS [R] S27
Date: 
1903
References: 
MS [R] S27:1
Citation: 
‘Necessary Deduction’ (pub. 18.03.18-12:41). Quote in M. Bergman & S. Paavola (Eds.), The Commens Dictionary: Peirce's Terms in His Own Words. New Edition. Retrieved from http://www.commens.org/dictionary/entry/quote-graphs-little-account-r-0.
Posted: 
Mar 18, 2018, 12:41 by Mats Bergman
Last revised: 
Mar 18, 2018, 12:41 by Mats Bergman