{"loaderData":{"0":null,"0-5":[{"type":"wordpress/fetchEditorialNotes/rejected","meta":{"arg":{"word":"baconian-method"},"requestId":"Fi1gB8ArfWl7x47i_A6vc","rejectedWithValue":false,"requestStatus":"rejected","aborted":false,"condition":false},"error":{"name":"SyntaxError","message":"Unexpected token < in JSON at position 0","stack":"SyntaxError: Unexpected token < in JSON at position 0\n at JSON.parse ()\n at Response.json (node:internal/deps/undici/undici:1817:21)\n at process.processTicksAndRejections (node:internal/process/task_queues:95:5)\n at async /app/server.js:389:13314"}},{"type":"fetchPageData/fulfilled","payload":{"_id":"home-legacy","story":{"created_at":"2023-07-04T15:14:18.526Z","published_at":"2024-05-02T04:05:00.000Z","content":{"heroModule":[{"cta":[{"url":"https://www.dictionary.com/e/haunting-hooks-2024-winners/","text":"Read more.","target":"_self"}],"article":{"name":"Haunting Hooks Scary Monster Edition 2024 Winners","content":{"topicLabel":"Contests"}},"imageUrl":"https://assets.dictionary.com/home/featured/hero/haunting-hooks-scary-monster-edition-2024-winners-20241031.jpg","description":"The monsters have been summoned and winners have emerged in Dictionary.com's fourth annual spooky writing contest.","subjectLabel":"Today"}],"quizModule":[{"cta":[{"url":"https://www.dictionary.com/learn/quizzes","text":"Go to all quizzes","target":"_self"}],"image":"https://assets.dictionary.com/home/daily-quiz.png","articleLink":[{"url":"https://www.dictionary.com/games/quizzes/quiz-yourself-on-the-oxford-comma","text":"Take the full quiz.","target":"_self"}],"subjectLabel":"Quiz","wordpressSlug":"quiz-yourself-on-the-oxford-comma","questionNumber":"2"}],"xotdModule":[],"gamesModule":[{"gamesList":[{"name":"Daily Crossword","created_at":"2023-07-04T15:24:23.318Z","published_at":"2024-02-07T05:05:00.000Z","id":336141299,"content":{"link":[{"url":"https://www.dictionary.com/e/crossword/","text":"Daily Crossword","target":"_self"}],"image":{"id":10215805,"alt":"","name":"","focus":"","title":"","source":"","filename":"https://assets.dictionary.com/home/daily-crossword.png","copyright":"","fieldtype":"asset","meta_data":{},"is_external_url":false},"subscriberLink":""},"slug":"daily-crossword","full_slug":"games/daily-crossword","sort_by_date":null,"position":0,"tag_list":[],"is_startpage":false,"parent_id":336140985,"meta_data":null,"group_id":"013f4974-3fad-4e2b-8aa2-c573ef31f263","first_published_at":"2023-07-04T15:32:55.972Z","release_id":null,"lang":"default","path":null,"alternates":[],"default_full_slug":null,"translated_slugs":null,"_stopResolving":true},{"name":"Hurdle","created_at":"2023-07-07T20:42:46.109Z","published_at":"2024-02-06T05:05:00.000Z","id":337835996,"content":{"link":[{"url":"https://play.dictionary.com/games/todays-hurdle","text":"Hurdle","target":"_self"}],"image":{"id":10215808,"alt":"","name":"","focus":"","title":"","source":"","filename":"https://assets.dictionary.com/home/hurdle.png","copyright":"","fieldtype":"asset","meta_data":{},"is_external_url":false},"subscriberLink":"https://www.dictionary.com/games/hurdle"},"slug":"hurdle","full_slug":"games/hurdle","sort_by_date":null,"position":-30,"tag_list":[],"is_startpage":false,"parent_id":336140985,"meta_data":null,"group_id":"3342f4e9-9403-4609-a956-7cd5eab50dc9","first_published_at":"2023-07-10T17:24:55.648Z","release_id":null,"lang":"default","path":null,"alternates":[],"default_full_slug":null,"translated_slugs":null,"_stopResolving":true},{"name":"Word Puzzle","created_at":"2023-07-04T15:31:56.964Z","published_at":"2023-07-10T17:24:59.422Z","id":336150578,"content":{"link":[{"url":"https://www.dictionary.com/games/word-puzzle","text":"Word Puzzle","target":"_self"}],"image":{"id":10215807,"alt":"","name":"","focus":"","title":"","source":"","filename":"https://assets.dictionary.com/home/word-puzzle.png","copyright":"","fieldtype":"asset","meta_data":{},"is_external_url":false}},"slug":"word-puzzle","full_slug":"games/word-puzzle","sort_by_date":null,"position":-20,"tag_list":[],"is_startpage":false,"parent_id":336140985,"meta_data":null,"group_id":"71792320-7229-4ab6-8558-b3af16f5e557","first_published_at":"2023-07-04T15:32:43.933Z","release_id":null,"lang":"default","path":null,"alternates":[],"default_full_slug":null,"translated_slugs":null,"_stopResolving":true},{"name":"Word Wipe","created_at":"2023-07-04T15:28:02.623Z","published_at":"2024-02-06T05:05:00.000Z","id":336141320,"content":{"link":[{"url":"https://play.dictionary.com/games/word-wipe","text":"Word Wipe","target":"_self"}],"image":{"id":10215806,"alt":"","name":"","focus":"","title":"","source":"","filename":"https://assets.dictionary.com/home/word-wipe.png","copyright":"","fieldtype":"asset","meta_data":{},"is_external_url":false},"subscriberLink":"https://www.dictionary.com/games/word-wipe"},"slug":"word-wipe","full_slug":"games/word-wipe","sort_by_date":null,"position":-10,"tag_list":[],"is_startpage":false,"parent_id":336140985,"meta_data":null,"group_id":"3789fc63-90b3-4407-99f4-fa263d1a3e39","first_published_at":"2023-07-04T15:32:50.947Z","release_id":null,"lang":"default","path":null,"alternates":[],"default_full_slug":null,"translated_slugs":null,"_stopResolving":true}],"description":"Calling all cruciverbalists! Sharpen your mind with crosswords and word games, or take a brain break with your favorite classic games.","subjectLabel":"Games"}],"commonModule":[],"ribbonModule":[],"trendingModule":[{"articles":[{"content":{"link":[{"url":"https://www.thesaurus.com/e/grammar/good-vs-well/","text":"Good vs. Well: The Grammatical Difference"}]}},{"content":{"link":[{"url":"https://www.dictionary.com/e/jack-o-lantern-name/","text":"Who Is \"Jack\" in the Term \"Jack-o'-lantern\"?"}]}},{"content":{"link":[{"url":"https://www.dictionary.com/e/achoo-god-bless-you-sneeze/","text":"Where Did the Word \"Achoo\" Come From? Why Do We Say \"Bless You\"?"}]}},{"content":{"link":[{"url":"https://www.dictionary.com/e/broth-vs-stock/","text":"\"Broth\" vs. \"Stock\": What the Difference Boils Down To"}]}},{"content":{"link":[{"url":"https://www.dictionary.com/e/invaluable-vs-valuable/","text":"Invaluable vs. Valuable: Do They Mean the Same Thing?"}]}}],"subjectLabel":"Trending"}],"newsletterModule":[{"title":"Salutations, logophile!","imageUrl":"https://assets.dictionary.com/home/newsletter.png","description":"Sign up to get everything a word lover could want: word origins, fun facts, and the latest language trends.","subjectLabel":"Newsletter"}],"largeRibbonModule":[],"recirculationModule":[{"articles":[{"content":{"link":[{"url":"https://www.dictionary.com/e/the-evolution-of-skyscrapers/","text":"The Evolution of Skyscrapers"}],"topicLabel":"Architecture"}},{"content":{"link":[{"url":"https://www.dictionary.com/e/port-vs-starboard/","text":"Port and Starboard: How to Remember the Difference"}],"topicLabel":"⛵⛵⛵"}},{"content":{"link":[{"url":"https://www.dictionary.com/e/cacao-vs-cocoa/","text":"Cacao vs. Cocoa: What's the Difference?"}],"topicLabel":"Food and drink 🍫"}}],"subjectLabel":"Featured"}]},"slug":"shared-homepage","full_slug":"homepages/shared-homepage","sort_by_date":null,"position":0,"tag_list":[],"is_startpage":false,"parent_id":336140983,"meta_data":null,"group_id":"c7ed375b-9129-448c-aeec-9f52e3fef270","first_published_at":"2023-07-04T18:23:43.845Z","release_id":null,"lang":"default","path":null,"alternates":[],"default_full_slug":null,"translated_slugs":null}},"meta":{"requestId":"vZMNFe9QRqCvURrgUIR33","requestStatus":"fulfilled"}},{"type":"fetchWordsNearby/fulfilled","payload":{"data":{"before":[{"slug":"bacon-beetle","entry":"bacon beetle"},{"slug":"baconburger","entry":"baconburger"},{"slug":"baconer","entry":"baconer"},{"slug":"bacon--francis","entry":"Bacon, Francis"},{"slug":"baconian","entry":"Baconian"}],"after":[{"slug":"baconian-theory","entry":"Baconian theory"},{"slug":"bacon-s-rebellion","entry":"Bacon's Rebellion"},{"slug":"bacs","entry":"BACS"},{"slug":"bact","entry":"bact."},{"slug":"-bacter","entry":"-bacter"}]}},"meta":{"arg":{"word":"baconian-method"},"requestId":"OjJhb4WZwGcgWyuZHC5wC","requestStatus":"fulfilled"}},{"type":"luna/fetchExampleSentences/fulfilled","payload":{"data":{"tdb":[],"gbg":[{"sentence":"All the problems of woodland cookery are best saved by the baconian method.","profanity":0,"source":{"title":"Days Off","type":"const","url":"http://www.gutenberg.org/files/24285/24285-h/24285-h.htm","author":"Henry Van Dyke","publication_date":null,"abbreviation":"gbg"},"id":"-nPOLXcBvqf01V-_WdLJ"}]}},"meta":{"arg":{"word":"baconian-method"},"requestId":"DjiRg_C6tugfGk_ZVuQds","requestStatus":"fulfilled"}},{"type":"fetchDictionaryResults/fulfilled","payload":{"slugs":[{"entries":[{"__typename":"Entry","audioPronunciations":[],"confusableNotes":[],"genderNotes":[],"grammarNotes":[],"headword":{"displayForm":"Baconian method","slug":"baconian-method"},"idioms":[],"orderKey":99999010,"ordinal":10,"origin":null,"partOfSpeechBlock":[{"definitions":[{"antonymsConnection":{"edges":[]},"definitionSetChunks":"[{\"type\": \"def\", \"children\": [{\"type\": \"cross_reference\", \"punc\": \"stop\", \"children\": [{\"text\": \"induction\", \"type\": \"text\"}, {\"text\": \"(\", \"type\": \"text\"}, {\"text\": \"def\", \"type\": \"pretext_mapping\"}, {\"text\": \"4a\", \"type\": \"text\"}, {\"text\": \")\", \"type\": \"text\"}], \"slug\": \"induction\", \"trailingSpace\": true}]}]","examples":[],"ordinal":1,"subdefinitions":[],"synonymsConnection":{"edges":[]}}],"inflectionSets":[],"labelSet":{"labelSetText":"Logic."},"ordinal":1,"partOfSpeech":"noun"}],"pronunciationNotes":[],"pronunciationSet":null,"relatedFormSets":[],"sensitiveNotes":[],"spellingNotes":[],"synonymStudy":[],"usageAlerts":[],"usageNotes":[],"variants":[],"verbPhrases":[]},{"__typename":"CulturalEntry","definitions":[{"definitionSetChunks":"[{\"type\": \"text\", \"text\": \"A method of experimentation, created by Francis\"}, {\"type\": \"cross_reference\", \"text\": \"Bacon\", \"slug\": \"bacon\"}, {\"type\": \"text\", \"text\": \"(see also\"}, {\"type\": \"cross_reference\", \"text\": \"Bacon\", \"slug\": \"bacon\"}, {\"type\": \"text\", \"text\": \") in the seventeenth century, that derives its conclusions from observed facts rather than from previous conclusions or\"}, {\"type\": \"cross_reference\", \"text\": \"theories\", \"slug\": \"theories\"}, {\"type\": \"text\", \"text\": \".\"}]"}],"headword":{"displayForm":"Baconian method","slug":"baconian-method"},"notes":[]}],"url":"baconian-method"}]},"meta":{"arg":{"slug":"baconian-method"},"requestId":"Vz5YlDVqz_p3TjRfNub5a","requestStatus":"fulfilled"}},{"type":"fetchResultsData/fulfilled","payload":{"data":{"url":"baconian-method","displayForm":"Baconian method","canonicalSlug":"baconian-method","content":[{"source":"luna","entries":[{"id":"u3bb48a285cbafaf0.-3bc55cee.14d9e5cd310.-3c0f","type":"normal","entry":"Baconian method","entrySyllabified":"Baconian method","entryVariants":[],"homograph":null,"pronunciation":null,"predefinitionContent":"","posBlocks":[{"definitions":[{"order":1,"type":"simple","predefinitionContent":"","postdefinitionContent":"","definition":"induction (def. 4a). ","synonyms":"","antonyms":"","cites":[]}],"pos":"noun","posSupplementaryInfo":"Logic."}],"origin":null,"originData":null,"supplementaryNotes":[],"variantForms":[],"variantSpellings":[],"referenceData":[],"relatedForms":[],"confusables":[]}]},{"source":"cultural","entries":[{"id":"baconianmeth","type":"normal","entry":"Baconian method","entrySyllabified":null,"entryVariants":[],"homograph":0,"pronunciation":{"audio":null,"spell":["(bay-koh-nee-uhn)"],"ipa":null},"predefinitionContent":null,"contentBlocks":[{"title":null,"content":[{"type":"paragraph","content":"A method of experimentation, created by Francis Bacon (see also Bacon) in the seventeenth century, that derives its conclusions from observed facts rather than from previous conclusions or theories."}]}],"supplementaryNotes":[]}]}],"nearbyWordOrdinal":11975,"index-rank-01":["baconian method","baconian method"],"index-rank-02":[],"index-rank-03":[],"index-rank-04":["baconian method's","baconian methods","baconian methods'"],"index-rank-05":[],"index-rank-06":[],"index-rank-07":[],"index-rank-08":[],"index-rank-09":[],"index-rank-10":[],"index-rank-11":[],"index-rank-12":[],"index-rank-13":[],"index-rank-14":[],"index-rank-15":[],"categoryId":"434","complexityScore":0.16253376440099848,"gradeLevel":"high_school","tunaSlug":null,"isFeaturedMetaSlug":false}},"meta":{"arg":{"word":"baconian-method"},"requestId":"3c1UFJvAKEzVVR2BqSe9P","requestStatus":"fulfilled"}},{"type":"fetchSpellSuggestions/fulfilled","payload":{"data":{"luna":["Baconian","Laconian","banian","Bathonian","Bakunin","bezonian","back nine"],"tuna":["beaconing","bezonian","back nine","beckoning","bacon","be gone on"],"lunaWithSlug":[{"displayForm":"Baconian","slug":"baconian"},{"displayForm":"Laconian","slug":"laconian"},{"displayForm":"banian","slug":"banian"},{"displayForm":"Bathonian","slug":"bathonian"},{"displayForm":"Bakunin","slug":"bakunin"},{"displayForm":"bezonian","slug":"bezonian"},{"displayForm":"back nine","slug":"back-nine"}],"tunaWithSlug":[{"displayForm":"beaconing","slug":"beaconing"},{"displayForm":"bezonian","slug":"bezonian"},{"displayForm":"back nine","slug":"back%20nine"},{"displayForm":"beckoning","slug":"beckoning"},{"displayForm":"bacon","slug":"bacon"},{"displayForm":"be gone on","slug":"be%20gone%20on"}]}},"meta":{"arg":{"word":"baconian-method"},"requestId":"EZjZG3YdPZPPCr06i2HJs","requestStatus":"fulfilled"}}]},"actionData":null,"errors":null}

Baconian method

noun

Example Sentences