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INDUCTIVE
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I. (adjective)
Sense 1
Meaning:
Inducing or influencing; leading on
Example:
inductive to the sin of Eve
Synonyms:
inducive; inductive
Classified under:
Similar:
causative (producing an effect)
Sense 2
Meaning:
Of reasoning; proceeding from particular facts to a general conclusion
Example:
inductive reasoning
Classified under:
Also:
synthetic; synthetical (of a proposition whose truth value is determined by observation or facts)
a posteriori (involving reasoning from facts or particulars to general principles or from effects to causes)
Domain category:
logic (the branch of philosophy that analyzes inference)
Antonym:
deductive (involving inferences from general principles)
Sense 3
Meaning:
Arising from inductance
Example:
inductive reactance
Classified under:
Relational adjectives (pertainyms)
Domain category:
electricity (a physical phenomenon associated with stationary or moving electrons and protons)
Pertainym:
inductance (an electrical phenomenon whereby an electromotive force (EMF) is generated in a closed circuit by a change in the flow of current)
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