Mid 17th century (in an earlier sense). Either from classical Latin retrōduct-, past participial stem of retrōdūcereretroduce + -ion, or from retro- + duction. In sense 2 after introduction.
Definition of retroduction in US English:
retroduction
nounˌrɛtrəˈdʌkʃn
Philosophy= "abduction".
Origin
Mid 17th century (in an earlier sense). Either from classical Latin retrōduct-, past participial stem of retrōdūcere retroduce + -ion, or from retro- + duction. In sense 2 after introduction.