Inductive
[ɪn'dʌktɪv]
Definition
(adj.) inducing or influencing; leading on; 'inductive to the sin of Eve'- John Milton .
(adj.) of reasoning; proceeding from particular facts to a general conclusion; 'inductive reasoning' .
(adj.) arising from inductance; 'inductive reactance' .
Typed by Brooke--From WordNet
Definition
(a.) Leading or drawing; persuasive; tempting; -- usually followed by to.
(a.) Tending to induce or cause.
(a.) Leading to inferences; proceeding by, derived from, or using, induction; as, inductive reasoning.
(a.) Operating by induction; as, an inductive electrical machine.
(a.) Facilitating induction; susceptible of being acted upon by induction; as certain substances have a great inductive capacity.
Typist: Trevor
Examples
- In some sense, men had always used an inductive method in dealing with their immediate practical concerns. John Dewey. Democracy and Education.
- But now we are all beginning to call these inductive phenomena 'etheric. Frank Lewis Dyer. Edison, His Life and Inventions.
- It involved the principle of inductive compensation. Frank Lewis Dyer. Edison, His Life and Inventions.
- Such is the meaning of what is sometimes called the substitution of inductive experimental methods of knowing for deductive. John Dewey. Democracy and Education.
Typist: Trevor