Busy. Please wait.
Log in with Clever
or

show password
Forgot Password?

Don't have an account?  Sign up 
Sign up using Clever
or

Username is available taken
show password


Make sure to remember your password. If you forget it there is no way for StudyStack to send you a reset link. You would need to create a new account.
Your email address is only used to allow you to reset your password. See our Privacy Policy and Terms of Service.


Already a StudyStack user? Log In

Reset Password
Enter the associated with your account, and we'll email you a link to reset your password.

Patterns and Inductive Reasoning

Quiz yourself by thinking what should be in each of the black spaces below before clicking on it to display the answer.
        Help!  

Term
Definition
Inductive Reasoning   Reasoning based on patterns that you observed.  
🗑
Conjecture   Conclusion you reach using inductive reasoning.(An educated guess.)  
🗑
Counterexample   An example that shows the conjecture is incorrect.  
🗑
Conditional   An If-Then statement  
🗑
Hypothesis   the part following if. (p)  
🗑
Conclusion   the part following then. (q)  
🗑
Negation   the statement (p) is the opposite of the statement.  
🗑
Converse   Exchange the hypothesis and conclusion.  
🗑
Inverse   Negate both the hypothesis and the conclusion of the conditional.  
🗑
Contrapositive   Negate both the hypothesis and the conclusion of the converse.  
🗑
Biconditional   Single true statement that combines a true conditional and a true converse.  
🗑
Deductive Reasoning   Process of reasoning logically from given statements or facts.  
🗑
Law of Syllogism   Allows you to state a conclusion form true conditional statements when the conclusion of one statement is the hypothesis of another statement.  
🗑
Reflexive Property   a=a  
🗑
Symmetric Property   If a=b, then b=a.  
🗑
Transitive Property   If a=b and b=c, then a=c.  
🗑
Theorem   Statement proven true.  
🗑
Truth Table   Lists all the possible combinations of truth values for two or more statements.  
🗑
Disjunction   Connects two or more statements with or.  
🗑
Conjunction   Connects two or more statements with and.  
🗑
Compound Statement   Combines two or more statements.  
🗑


   

Review the information in the table. When you are ready to quiz yourself you can hide individual columns or the entire table. Then you can click on the empty cells to reveal the answer. Try to recall what will be displayed before clicking the empty cell.
 
To hide a column, click on the column name.
 
To hide the entire table, click on the "Hide All" button.
 
You may also shuffle the rows of the table by clicking on the "Shuffle" button.
 
Or sort by any of the columns using the down arrow next to any column heading.
If you know all the data on any row, you can temporarily remove it by tapping the trash can to the right of the row.

 
Embed Code - If you would like this activity on your web page, copy the script below and paste it into your web page.

  Normal Size     Small Size show me how
Created by: mbuening
Popular Math sets