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inductive
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[ɪnˈdʌktɪv], (Adjective)
Definitions:
- characterized by the inference of general laws from particular instances
(e.g: instinct rather than inductive reasoning marked her approach to life)
- relating to or caused by electric or magnetic induction
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Origin
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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 dates from the mid 18th century
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