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Constructive Induction

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Encyclopedia of Machine Learning

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Constructive induction is any form of induction that generates new descriptors not present in the input data (Dietterich & Michalski, 1983).

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  • Dietterich, T. G., & Michalski, R. S. (1983). A comparative review of selected methods for learning from examples. In Michalski, R. S., Carbonell, J. G., & Mitchell, T. M. (Eds.). Machine learning: An artificial intelligence approach, pp. 41–81. Tioga.

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  1. School of Computer Science and Engineering, University of New South Wales, Sydney, Australia, 2052

    Claude Sammut

  2. Faculty of Information Technology, Clayton School of Information Technology, Monash University, P.O. Box 63, Victoria, Australia, 3800

    Geoffrey I. Webb

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(2011). Constructive Induction. In: Sammut, C., Webb, G.I. (eds) Encyclopedia of Machine Learning. Springer, Boston, MA. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-0-387-30164-8_165

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