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induction hypothesis

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induction hypothesis (plural induction hypotheses)

  1. (mathematics) A statement which might be true for any natural number. In mathematical induction, such a statement is proven true for all natural numbers by first proving it for the base case and then proving that each case implies the next.
    Synonyms: inductive hypothesis, IH
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