Principle of Mathematical Induction/Informal Analogy

Informal Analogy

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The Principle of Mathematical Induction is often likened to a.

A line of dominoes is set up to be balanced on their ends so that if one of the dominoes is knocked over, it knocks over the next one in the line.

When the first domino is knocked over, the entire line topples, one after the other.