Diagrammatic Representations and Discovery: The Role of Law Encoding Diagrams
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Law Encoding Diagrams, LEDs, are a form of diagrammatic representation found in various discoveries in the history of science. This paper discusses the concept of LEDs, analyses examples of inductive and deductive discovery with LEDs, and considers the potential benefits of reasoning and problem solving with
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تاریخ انتشار 2002