Mill's canons

plural noun

ˈmilz-

variants or Mill's methods

: the five canons of logical induction formulated by J. S. Mill compare indirect method of difference, method of agreement, method of concomitant variations, method of difference, method of residues

Word History

Etymology

after John Stuart Mill †1873 English philosopher and economist

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