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  2. Grounded theory - Wikipedia

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    Grounded theory combines traditions in positivist philosophy, general sociology, and, particularly, the symbolic interactionist branch of sociology.According to Ralph, Birks and Chapman, [9] grounded theory is "methodologically dynamic" [7] in the sense that, rather than being a complete methodology, grounded theory provides a means of constructing methods to better understand situations ...

  3. Ground expression - Wikipedia

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    A ground term is a term that contains no variables. Ground terms may be defined by logical recursion (formula-recursion): Elements of are ground terms;; If is an -ary function symbol and ,, …, are ground terms, then (,, …,) is a ground term.

  4. Symbol grounding problem - Wikipedia

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    The description or definition of a new category, however, can only convey the category and ground its name if the words in the definition are themselves already grounded category names [17] According to Harnad, ultimately grounding has to be sensorimotor, to avoid infinite regress. [18] Harnad thus points at consciousness as a second property.

  5. Grounding - Wikipedia

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    Grounding (metaphysics), a topic of wide philosophical interest Grounding, a strategy for coping with stress or other negative emotions; Grounding in communication, the collection of mutual knowledge, beliefs, and assumptions; "common ground"

  6. Qualitative research - Wikipedia

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    Qualitative research is a type of research that aims to gather and analyse non-numerical (descriptive) data in order to gain an understanding of individuals' social reality, including understanding their attitudes, beliefs, and motivation.

  7. Term (logic) - Wikipedia

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    The set of variables of a term t is denoted by vars(t). A term that doesn't contain any variables is called a ground term; a term that doesn't contain multiple occurrences of a variable is called a linear term. For example, 2+2 is a ground term and hence also a linear term, x⋅(n+1) is a linear term, n⋅(n+1) is a non-linear

  8. Grounding (metaphysics) - Wikipedia

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    Grounding is a topic in metaphysics.Consider an ordinary physical object, such as a table, and the atoms it is made of. Without the atoms, the table would not exist; thus, the table's existence depends on the existence of the atoms.

  9. Ground truth - Wikipedia

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    "Ground truth" may be seen as a conceptual term relative to the knowledge of the truth concerning a specific question. It is the ideal expected result. [2] This is used in statistical models to prove or disprove research hypotheses. The term "ground truthing" refers to the process of gathering the proper objective (provable