Bertrand Russell's 'inductivist turkey' illustrates that no finite sequence of confirming instances logically entails a universal generalization without a background assumption of lawlike regularity.

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Bertrand Russell: Bertrand Russell was a British philosopher, logician, and social activist (1872-1970) who became famous for trying to show that mathematics could be built from pure logic, and for his clear, witty writing that made complex ideas accessible to everyday readers. He also became a public intellectual who spoke out on major issues like nuclear weapons, religion, and social justice, earning the Nobel Prize in Literature in 1950. Today, he's remembered as one of the most important thinkers of the 20th century who believed philosophy should tackle real-world problems, not just abstract puzzles.
Confirming instances(referring to the many times Euler's conjecture appeared to be correct): Individual cases or examples that match your prediction—each time something works the way you expected it to.
Inductivist turkey(the specific illustration being discussed): A famous thought experiment where a turkey is fed every day and concludes 'I will always be fed,' until the day before Thanksgiving when it's killed—showing that past patterns don't guarantee future outcomes.
Lawlike regularity

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