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English Dictionary: inductive	by the DICT Development Group
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From WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006) [wn]:
inductive adj arising from inductance; "inductive reactance" of reasoning; proceeding from particular facts to a general conclusion; "inductive reasoning" Antonym(s): deductive inducing or influencing; leading on; "inductive to the sin of Eve"- John Milton Synonym(s): inductive, inducive
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
Inductive \Induct"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.