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"Measuring angles of different types of quadrilaterals and deriving a principle of mathematics from their sum." It is related to which nature of mathematics?
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Inductive logic
Arriving at a general mathematical principle by measuring several specific examples (quadrilaterals) and generalizing from the pattern is the essence of inductive logic.
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