Dictionary of sociology. 2013.
explanandum or explanans — explanandum and explanans … Dictionary of sociology
explanans and explanandum — explanandum and explanans … Dictionary of sociology
explanans — explanandum and explanans … Dictionary of sociology
Explanandum — and explanans are concepts used in the philosophy of science. An explanandum is something that needs to be explained. For instance, someone asks why there is smoke on the horizon, they are offering an explanandum and seeking an explanation. They… … Wikipedia
explicandum and explicans — explanandum and explanans (explicandum and explicans) That which needs to be explained (explanandum) and that which contains the explanation (explanans) either as a cause, antecedent event, or necessary condition … Dictionary of sociology
Deductive-nomological model — The deductive nomological model (or D N model) is a formalized[citation needed] view of scientific explanation in natural language. It characterizes scientific explanations primarily as deductive arguments with at least one natural law statement… … Wikipedia
Deductive-nomological — The deductive nomological (or D N) model is a formalized view of scientific explanation in natural language. It characterizes scientific explanations primarily as deductive arguments with at least one natural law statement among its premises.… … Wikipedia
Models of scientific inquiry — In the philosophy of science, models of scientific inquiry have two functions: first, to provide a descriptive account of how scientific inquiry is carried out in practice, and second, to provide an explanatory account of why scientific inquiry… … Wikipedia
Hypothetico-deductive model — The hypothetico deductive model or method, first so named by William Whewell,[1][2] is a proposed description of scientific method. According to it, scientific inquiry proceeds by formulating a hypothesis in a form that could conceivably be… … Wikipedia
Explanation — An explanation is a description which may clarify causes, , and consequences of a certain object, and a phenomenon such as a process, a state of affairs. This description may establish rules or laws, and may clarify the existing ones in relation… … Wikipedia
