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inductive

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in·duc·tive  (n-dktv)
adj.
1. Of, relating to, or using logical induction: inductive reasoning.
2. Electricity Of or arising from inductance: inductive reactance.
3. Causing or influencing; inducing.
4. Introductory.

in·ductive·ly adv.
in·ductive·ness n.

inductive [ɪnˈdʌktɪv]
adj
1. (Physics / General Physics) relating to, involving, or operated by electrical or magnetic induction an inductive reactance
2. (Philosophy / Logic) Logic Maths of, relating to, or using induction inductive reasoning
3. serving to induce or cause
4. a rare word for introductory
5. (Life Sciences & Allied Applications / Biology) Biology producing a reaction within an organism, esp induction in embryonic tissue
inductively  adv
inductiveness  n
ThesaurusLegend:  Synonyms Related Words Antonyms
Adj.1.inductive - arising from inductance; "inductive reactance"
electricity - a physical phenomenon associated with stationary or moving electrons and protons
2.inductive - of reasoning; proceeding from particular facts to a general conclusion; "inductive reasoning"
logic - the branch of philosophy that analyzes inference
synthetical, synthetic - of a proposition whose truth value is determined by observation or facts; "`all men are arrogant' is a synthetic proposition"
a posteriori - involving reasoning from facts or particulars to general principles or from effects to causes; "a posteriori demonstration"
deductive - involving inferences from general principles
3.inductive - inducing or influencing; leading on; "inductive to the sin of Eve"- John Milton
causative - producing an effect; "poverty as a causative factor in crime"
Translations
inductive [ɪnˈdʌktɪv] ADJ [reasoning] → inductivo
inductive
adj, inductively
advinduktiv
inductive [ɪnˈdʌktɪv] adjinduttivo/a
inductive [ɪnˈdʌktɪv] adjinduttivo/a


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deduction, deduction resting, moreover, on very insufficient and long-antiquated bases of observation, and to substitute for it as the method of the future, unlimited fresh observation and experiment and inductive reasoning.
Mr Pickering quivered with combined fear and excitement and inductive reasoning.
And by that same method of reasoning, the inductive method, philosophy fuses all particular sciences into one great science.
 
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