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Inductive — In*duct ive, a. [LL. inductivus: cf. F. inductif. See {Induce}.] [1913 Webster] 1. Leading or drawing; persuasive; tempting; usually followed by to. [1913 Webster] A brutish vice, Inductive mainly to the sin of Eve. Milton. [1913 Webster] 2.… … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
inductive — [in duk′tiv] adj. [LL inductivus] 1. Rare inducing; leading on 2. of, or proceeding by methods of, logical induction [inductive reasoning] 3. produced by induction 4. of inductance or electrical or magnetic induction 5. Rare introductory … English World dictionary
inductive — index causative, discursive (analytical), logical, persuasive Burton s Legal Thesaurus. William C. Burton. 2006 … Law dictionary
inductive — (adj.) early 15c., from O.Fr. inductif or directly from L.L. inductivus, from induct , pp. stem of inducere (see INDUCE (Cf. induce)). As a term in logic, from 1764 … Etymology dictionary
inductive — deductive (see under DEDUCTION) Analogous words: ratiocinative, inferential (see under INFERENCE) … New Dictionary of Synonyms
inductive — ► ADJECTIVE 1) Logic characterized by the inference of general laws from particular instances. 2) relating to electric or magnetic induction. 3) Physics possessing inductance. DERIVATIVES inductively adverb inductiveness noun inductivism noun… … English terms dictionary
inductive — ● inductif, inductive adjectif (latin inductivus, de inducere, induire) Qui procède par induction. Se dit d un circuit électrique dont la grandeur essentielle est l inductance. ● inductif, inductive (expressions) adjectif (latin inductivus, de… … Encyclopédie Universelle
inductive — inductively, adv. inductiveness, n. /in duk tiv/, adj. 1. of, pertaining to, or involving electrical or magnetic induction. 2. operating by induction: an inductive machine. 3. of, pertaining to, or employing logical induction: inductive reasoning … Universalium
inductive — in·duc·tive in dək tiv adj 1) of or relating to inductance or electrical induction 2) involving the action of an embryological inductor: tending to produce induction <the inductive effect of chordamesoderm> <inductive reactions in the… … Medical dictionary
inductive — /ɪnˈdʌktɪv/ (say in duktiv) adjective 1. relating to or involving electrical or magnetic induction. 2. operating by induction: an inductive machine. 3. relating to or employing logical induction. 4. Physiology eliciting some reaction within an… …
