والاستقراء لا يفيد اليقين، وإنما يحصل الظن الغالب
Induction does not yield certainty; rather, it produces a prevailing probability.
The statement concerns induction that has not encompassed all particulars. When some cases remain unknown, an instance contrary to the universal claim remains possible.
Prevailing probability (ẓann ghālib) is not a baseless guess: the evidence supports the judgment, but it does not eliminate every logical possibility of an exception.
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Induction: Complete and Incomplete Enumeration, Certainty and Probability
والاستقراء لا يفيد اليقين، وإنما يحصل الظن الغالب
Induction does not yield certainty; rather, it produces a prevailing probability.
The statement concerns induction that has not encompassed all particulars. When some cases remain unknown, an instance contrary to the universal claim remains possible.
Prevailing probability (ẓann ghālib) is not a baseless guess: the evidence supports the judgment, but it does not eliminate every logical possibility of an exception.