Inductive / deductive reasoning

The difference between inductive and deductive reasoning is that inductive reasoning is trying to figure something out based on patterns and guesses, and it usually isn’t true, while deductive reasoning is used to PROVE that something is right based on equations.

 

The difference between a conjecture and a theorem is that a conjecture is not always true, while a theorem is a proven fact or formula.

 

An inductive “Proof” is different from a deductive “proof” because in an inductive proof we provide examples to show that the pattern is true, while with a deductive proof is shown through formulas that prove the equation is true.

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