归纳 (guī nà) — to inductively summarize; to infer a general principle from specific facts; to use inductive reasoning; to deduce a rule from observations

Definition

归纳 (guīnà) means 'to induce' — drawing a general rule from specific facts, not just summarizing. Unlike 总结 or 综合, it stresses the logical move from examples to a principle.

verb
to inductively summarizeto infer a general principle from specific factsto use inductive reasoningto deduce a rule from observations

Examples

  • 归纳
    Kē xué jiā cóng duō cì shí yàn zhōng guī nà chū le zhè ge dìng lǜ.
    Scientists deduced this law from many experiments.
  • 归纳
    Qǐng dà jiā xiān liè jǔ lì zi, zài guī nà jié lùn.
    Please list examples first, then draw a conclusion by induction.
  • 归纳
    Tōng guò guī nà, tā fā xiàn le yí gè zhòng yào guī lǜ.
    Through induction, he discovered an important pattern.

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