inductive

== English == === Etymology === From Middle French inductif, from Late Latin inductivus. === Pronunciation === IPA(key): /ɪnˈdʌktɪv/ Rhymes: -ʌktɪv === Adjective === inductive (comparative more inductive, superlative most inductive) (logic) Of, or relating to logical induction, by generalizing a universal claim or principle from the observed particular instances. (physics) Of, relating to, or arising from inductance. (Can we add an example for this sense?) Introductory or preparatory. (Can we add an example for this sense?) Influencing; tending to induce or cause. ==== Derived terms ==== ==== Translations ==== === References === “inductive”, in OneLook Dictionary Search. William Dwight Whitney, Benjamin E[li] Smith, editors (1911), “inductive”, in The Century Dictionary […], New York, N.Y.: The Century Co., →OCLC. == French == === Pronunciation === IPA(key): /ɛ̃.dyk.tiv/ === Adjective === inductive feminine singular of inductif == Latin == === Etymology 1 === From inductīvus +‎ -ē. ==== Pronunciation ==== (Classical Latin) IPA(key): [ɪn.dʊkˈtiː.weː] (modern Italianate Ecclesiastical) IPA(key): [in.dukˈtiː.ve] ==== Adverb ==== inductīvē (not comparable) by yielding === Etymology 2 === ==== Adjective ==== inductīve vocative masculine singular of inductīvus === References === “inductive”, in Gaffiot, Félix (1934), Dictionnaire illustré latin-français, Hachette.