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In the philosophy of science, underdetermination or the underdetermination of theory by data (sometimes abbreviated UTD) is the idea that evidence available to us at a given time may be insufficient to determine what beliefs we should hold in response to it. The underdetermination thesis states that all evidence necessarily underdetermines any scientific theory.

Underdetermination - Wikipedia Jump to content From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia Idea in the philosophy of science For the mathematical term involving systems of linear equations, see Underdetermined system . This article includes a list of general references but lacks corresponding inline citations . Please help improve this article by introducing more precise citations. ( March 2016 ) ( Learn how and when to remove this message ) In the philosophy of science , underdetermination or the underdetermination of theory by data (sometimes abbreviated UTD ) is the idea that evidence available t

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