Question

What is the principle of mathematical induction?

Answer 1

Magnetic induction?

Answer 2

this is that math section that's physics

Answer 3

mathematical. thats what the question is. its basically a pretest to see what we know. it says "what is mathematical induction"

Answer 4

thats not physics lol

Answer 5

its math

Answer 6

lol

Answer 7

it even has the word math in it

Answer 8

^ thank you for defending me satellite73 and myininaya

Answer 9

im talking about the comment saying magnetic induction

Answer 10

shhh satellite

Answer 11

just kidding

Answer 12

oh

Answer 13

lol

Answer 14

does anyone know what it is though?

Answer 15

Mathematical induction:
you show it is true for the first case
assume it is true for integer k
and then show it is true for k+1

Answer 16

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Answer 17

yes
we often say "natural numbers are inductive" but rather than get lots of opinions here your best bet is wiki

Answer 18

merci beacoup peoples!

Answer 19

that means thanks alot

Answer 20

i know some french

Answer 21

here for example
http://www.themathpage.com/aprecalc/mathematical-induction.htm

Answer 22

not very much though

Answer 23

and there are subtleties. weak induction, strong induction, and even something called "transfinite induction"

Answer 24

i haven't heard of that last

Answer 25

induction on well ordered sets rather than natural numbers