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exhaustive

exhaustive In this historical context, exhaustive means as complete as possible, leaving out no relevant particular instances in the collection being studied.

In this historical context, exhaustive means as complete as possible, leaving out no relevant particular instances in the collection being studied. A fully exhaustive collection was treated as the condition under which comparison and elimination could yield a true result.

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Drafting source: Baldwin Dictionary of Philosophy and Psychology, 1901. 1901 New York Macmillan original; archive index checked 2026-10-18. “Baconian Method” (Baconian Method).
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