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in·duc·tive       [in-duhk-tiv] Pronunciation Key
–adjective
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.
4.Embryology. eliciting the action of an embryonic inducer.
5.serving to induce; leading or influencing (usually fol. by to).
6.introductory.
[Origin: 1600–10; < LL inductīvus. See induct, -ive]

—Related forms
in·duc·tive·ly, adverb
in·duc·tive·ness, noun

—Synonyms 3. See deductive.
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in·duc·tive       (ĭn-dŭk'tĭv)  Pronunciation Key 
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·duc'tive·ly adv., in·duc'tive·ness n.
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inductive

adjective
1. arising from inductance; "inductive reactance" 
2. of reasoning; proceeding from particular facts to a general conclusion; "inductive reasoning" [ant: deductive] 
3. inducing or influencing; leading on; "inductive to the sin of Eve"- John Milton 

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Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary - Cite This Source - Share This

Inductive

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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