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Mathematical induction is just a way of proving a statement to be true for all positive integers: prove the statement to be true about 1; then assume it to be true for a generic integer x, and prove it to be true for x + 1; it therefore must be true for all positive integers.
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Does falsification solve the problem of induction?
No, the problem of induction is too circular to be solved. Read some Thomas s. Kuhn or Karl Popper.
A second type of proof in geometry is a proof by or indirect proof?
contradiction
Second type of proof in geometry is a proof by?
I am not really sure what you are asking but there are 3 types of proofs in geometry a flow proof, a 2-collumn proof, and a paragraph proof.
Is 0 equals 0 deduction or induction?
Neither. It is an IDENTITY.
What is geometric proof?
A proof that uses techniques from geometry.
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