Meaning of INDUCTIVE
| Pronunciation: | | in'duktiv
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- [adj] inducing or influencing; leading on; "inductive to the sin of Eve"- John Milton
- [adj] (logic) of reasoning; proceeding from particular facts to a general conclusion; "inductive reasoning"
- [adj] (electricity) arising from inductance; "inductive reactance"
- [adj] relating to logical induction; "inductive thinking"
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| | Synonyms: | | causative, inducive |
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| | Antonyms: | | deductive | | |
| | See Also: | | a posteriori, synthetic, synthetical | |
| Webster's 1913 Dictionary |
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| | Definition: | | \In*duct"ive\, a. [LL. inductivus: cf. F. inductif.
See {Induce}.]
1. Leading or drawing; persuasive; tempting; -- usually
followed by to.
A brutish vice, Inductive mainly to the sin of Eve.
--Milton.
2. Tending to induce or cause. [R.]
They may be . . . inductive of credibility. --Sir M.
Hale.
3. Leading to inferences; proceeding by, derived from, or
using, induction; as, inductive reasoning.
4. (Physics)
(a) Operating by induction; as, an inductive electrical
machine.
(b) Facilitating induction; susceptible of being acted
upon by induction; as certain substances have a great
inductive capacity.
{Inductive embarrassment} (Physics), the retardation in
signaling on an electric wire, produced by lateral
induction.
{Inductive} {philosophy or method}. See {Philosophical
induction}, under {Induction}.
{Inductive sciences}, those sciences which admit of, and
employ, the inductive method, as astronomy, botany,
chemistry, etc.
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| | Related Terms: | | a fortiori, a posteriori, a priori, analytic, Baconian, categorical, conditional, deductive, dialectic, discursive, enthymematic, epagogic, hypothetical, inferential, introductory, maieutic, prefatory, prelim, preludial, prelusive, preparative, preparatory, proemial, soritical, syllogistic, synthetic |
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