inductive

English

Etymology

From (deprecated template usage) [etyl] Middle French inductif, from (deprecated template usage) [etyl] Late Latin inductivus

Adjective

inductive (comparative more inductive, superlative most inductive)

1. (logic) Of, or relating to logical induction. (Can we add an example for this sense?)
2. (physics) Of, relating to, or arising from inductance. (Can we add an example for this sense?)
3. introductory or preparatory. (Can we add an example for this sense?)
4. Influencing; tending to induce or cause.
   • (Can we date this quote by John Milton and provide title, author’s full name, and other details?)

     A brutish vice, / Inductive mainly to the sin of Eve.

   • (Can we date this quote by Sir M. Hale and provide title, author’s full name, and other details?)

     They may be […] inductive of credibility.

Derived terms

Derived terms

• inductive bias
• inductive circuit
• inductive coupling
• inductive dimension
• inductive effect

• inductive embarrassment
• inductive inference
• inductive logic programming
• inductive output tube
• inductive reactance

• inductive reasoning
• inductive set
• inductive statistics
• inductive voltage divider

Translations

logical induction

• Armenian: մակածական (hy) (makacakan), ինդուկտիվ (hy) (induktiv)
• Bulgarian: индуктивен (bg) (induktiven)
• Finnish: induktiivinen (fi)
• French: inductif (fr)
• (deprecated template usage) {{trans-mid}}
• Greek: επαγωγικός (el) m (epagogikós) (epagogikós)
• Malay: induksi, induktif

References

• “inductive”, in OneLook Dictionary Search.
• “inductive”, in The Century Dictionary […], New York, N.Y.: The Century Co., 1911, →OCLC.

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French

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ɛ̃.dyk.tiv/

• Audio (Paris):

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Adjective

inductive

1. feminine singular of inductif

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Latin

Etymology 1

From inductīvus +‎ -ē.

Pronunciation

• (Classical Latin) IPA^(key): /in.dukˈtiː.u̯eː/, [ɪn̪d̪ʊkˈt̪iːu̯eː]
• (modern Italianate Ecclesiastical) IPA^(key): /in.dukˈti.ve/, [in̪d̪ukˈt̪iːve]

Adverb

inductīvē (not comparable)

1. by yielding

Etymology 2

Adjective

(deprecated template usage) inductīve

1. vocative masculine singular of inductīvus

References

• inductive in Gaffiot, Félix (1934) Dictionnaire illustré latin-français, Hachette.