17 Mar 2004
CS 3243 - Learning
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Induction
nMaking predictions about the future based on the past.
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ˇIf asked why we believe the sun will rise tomorrow, we shall naturally answer, “Because it has always risen every day.”  We have a firm belief that it will rise in the future, because it has risen in the past. – Bertrand Russell
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nIs induction sound?  Why believe that the future will look similar to the past?