- An
explanandum (a
Latin term) is a
sentence describing a
phenomenon that is to be explained, and the
explanans are the
sentences adduced as explanations...
-
explanation Deductive-nomological explanation,
involves subsuming the
explanandum under a
generalization from
which it may be
derived in a
deductive argument...
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Britannica article "Hypothesis".
Axiom Bold
hypothesis Case
study Conjecture Explanandum Hypothesis theory – a
research area in
cognitive psychology Hypothetical...
- a
definition for a word is
similar to
providing an
explanans for an
explanandum in a
context where practitioners are
expected to use a
deductive system...
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efficiency of the research.
Confirmation bias Deductive-nomological
Explanandum and
explanans Inquiry Models of
scientific inquiry Philosophy of science...
- {\displaystyle G_{\psi }{\overline {\psi }}\phi \psi } . This
shifts the
explanandum of the
value for the m**** of each
elementary particle to the
value of...
- 'meditation'
refers to a
broad variety of practices...In
order to
narrow the
explanandum to a more
tractable scope, this
article uses
Buddhist contemplative techniques...
- and
final "causes". In this case, the "cause" is the
explanans for the
explanandum, and
failure to
recognize that
different kinds of "cause" are
being considered...
- explanation". In the DN model, the
stated phenomenon to be
explained is the
explanandum—which can be an event, law, or theory—whereas
premises stated to explain...
- are
learnt by humans, and thus, that the LAD is less a
theory than an
explanandum looking for theories.
Morten H.
Christiansen and Nick
Chater have argued...
