hypothesis-driven reasoning

Terms from Artificial Intelligence: humans at the heart of algorithms

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Hypothesis-driven reasoning is a form of backward reasoning, where the system establishes a goal, or expected output and works back from that through sub-goals until basic facts are found to establish the goal.

Used on Chap. 3: page 39

Also known as hypothesis-driven