INDUCTIVE
Dictionary entry overview: What does inductive mean?
• INDUCTIVE (adjective)
The adjective INDUCTIVE has 3 senses:
1. arising from inductance
2. of reasoning; proceeding from particular facts to a general conclusion
3. inducing or influencing; leading on
Familiarity information: INDUCTIVE used as an adjective is uncommon.
Dictionary entry details
• INDUCTIVE (adjective)
Meaning:
Arising from inductance
Classified under:
Relational adjectives (pertainyms)
Context example:
inductive reactance
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)
Meaning:
Of reasoning; proceeding from particular facts to a general conclusion
Context example:
inductive reasoning
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 principals or from effects to causes)
Domain category:
logic (the branch of philosophy that analyzes inference)
Antonym:
deductive (involving inferences from general principles)
Meaning:
Inducing or influencing; leading on
Synonyms:
inducive; inductive
Context example:
inductive to the sin of Eve
Similar:
causative (producing an effect)
