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We consider the problem of induction over languages containing binary relations and outline a way of interpreting and constructing a class of probability functions on the sentences of such a language. Some principles of inductive reasoning satisfied by these probability functions are discussed, leading in turn to a representation theorem for a more general class of probability functions satisfying these principles.
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Nix, C.J., Paris, J.B. A Note on Binary Inductive Logic. J Philos Logic 36, 735–771 (2007). https://doi.org/10.1007/s10992-007-9066-y
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