inductive en · ADJ
Pronunciation
- /ɪnˈdʌktɪv/
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Etymology
From Middle French inductif, from Late Latin inductivus.
Meanings
- Of, or relating to logical induction, by generalizing a universal claim or principle from the observed particular instances.
- Of, relating to, or arising from inductance.
- Introductory or preparatory.
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Influencing; tending to induce or cause.
A brutish vice, / Inductive mainly to the sin of Eve.
1667, John Milton, “Book X”, in Paradise Lost. […], London: […] [Samuel Simmons], and are to be sold by Peter Parker […]; [a]nd by Robert Boulter […]; [a]nd Matthias Walker, […], →OCLC; republished as Paradise Lost in Ten Books: […], London: Basil Montagu Pickering […], 1873, →OCLC:They may be […] inductive of credibility.
a. 1677 (date written), Matthew Hale, The Primitive Origination of Mankind, Considered and Examined According to the Light of Nature, London: […] William Godbid, for William Shrowsbery, […], published 1677, →OCLC:
Forms
| Spelling | Features | Labels | Source |
|---|---|---|---|
| more inductive | Degree=Cmp | lexicographic | |
| most inductive | Degree=Sup | lexicographic |
Deriveds
inductivity · inductive logic programming · inductivist · autoinductive · inductive reactance · photoinductive · inductivistic · inductiveness · meta-inductive · uninductive · adipoinductive · inductivism · inductive reasoning · inductive hypothesis · coinductive · fibrochondroinductive · myoinductive · hypnoinductive · inductive dimension · inductive statistics · neuroinductive · chondroinductive · inductive bias · inductive definition · inductive output tube · osteoinductive · hyperinductive · inductive motors · inductive voltage divider · inductive coupling · angioinductive · inductive effect · inductive inference · noninductive · inductively · inductive embarrassment · inductive set · inductive circuit
Translations (11)
es inductivo (logical induction) · ru индукти́вный (logical induction) · fi induktiivinen (logical induction) · ms induktif (logical induction) · fr inductif (logical induction) · el επαγωγικός (logical induction) · hy մակածական (logical induction) · la inductīvus (logical induction) · hy ինդուկտիվ (logical induction) · ms induksi (logical induction) · bg индуктивен (logical induction)