English Explanatory Dictionary

inductive

English dictionary entry

Meanings

adj

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.
Influencing; tending to induce or cause.

Pronunciation

/ɪnˈdʌktɪv/ LL-Q1860 (eng)-Vealhurl-inductive.wav

Word forms

inductive more inductive most inductive

Etymology

From Middle French inductif, from Late Latin inductivus.

Derived words

adipoinductive angioinductive autoinductive chondroinductive coinductive fibrochondroinductive hyperinductive hypnoinductive inductive bias inductive circuit inductive coupling inductive definition inductive dimension inductive effect inductive embarrassment inductive hypothesis inductive inference inductive logic programming inductively inductive motors inductiveness inductive output tube inductive reactance inductive reasoning inductive set inductive statistics inductive voltage divider inductivism inductivist inductivistic inductivity meta-inductive myoinductive neuroinductive noninductive osteoinductive photoinductive uninductive

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