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kind: concept
name: Weak mathematical induction
sources:
  - wikipedia: en:76765067@r1368301704
    locator: Glossary of logic, section W
    note: adopted
    mention: wikipedia://en/76765067#XM5W
    sections: [Summary]
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## Summary

A form of [[mathematical induction|0ASJVEFA9J]] that only assumes the truth of the statement for the immediately preceding case to prove its truth for any natural number, as opposed to strong induction, which assumes the statement for all smaller numbers.