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reasoning backward

/ˈriːzənɪŋ ˈbækwəd/

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/ˈriːzənɪŋ ˈbækwəd/C1formaltechnical
  • ruЛогический процесс, начинающийся с известного вывода или результата и движущийся назад для определения причин, предпосылок или шагов, которые к нему привели.

A logical process of starting from a known conclusion or outcome and working backwards to determine the causes, premises, or steps that led to it.

  1. Logical deduction from effect to causeC1formal

    A method of reasoning where one starts with a known outcome or conclusion and works backwards to determine the possible causes or premises that could have led to it.

    ruОбратное рассуждение

    • In detective work, reasoning backward from the crime scene helps identify the suspect.
    • The scientist used reasoning backward to hypothesize the initial conditions of the experiment.
    • By reasoning backward from the final result, the team reconstructed the steps of the algorithm.