If an object belongs to a class and has probability of having a property, other class objects have probability of having the property {ampliative inference} {abductive inference} {abduction, logic}. Ampliative inference goes from one or more examples to abstraction {hypothesis, ampliative inference} that explains evidence. From observations and theoretical assumptions, abduction infers best explanation.
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