Re: [lojban] Re: Induction

[Invent Yourself <xod@sixgirls.org>]

On Mon, 27 Aug 2001, Nick Nicholas wrote:


> induction is sucta. deduction and abduction are both tolsucta. deduction is
> the logical reverse of abduction.



Thank you! But shouldn't we distinguish abduction from deduction? And
where does nibli fit in?


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