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   inductive

   /ɪnˈdʌktɪv/

   adjective

   • 1. characterized by the inference of general laws from particular instances: "instinct rather than inductive reasoning marked her approach to life"
   • 2. relating to or caused by electric or magnetic induction.
   • ▪ possessing inductance.

   Word Origin late Middle English (in the sense ‘leading to’): from Old French inductif, -ive or late Latin inductivus ‘hypothetical’ (later ‘inducing, leading to’), from Latin inducere (see induce). inductive (sense 1) dates from the mid 18th century.

   Derivatives

   • 1. inductively adverb
   • 2. inductiveness noun

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