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inductive

/ɪnˈdʌktɪv/

Word Rarity Rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 2.90 in modern English

Syllables
in-duc-tive
IPA
/ɪnˈdʌktɪv/
15
Scrabble Score
9
Letters
3
Syllables
8
Unique Chars

Meaning

adj

Of, or relating to logical induction, by generalizing a universal claim or principle from the observed particular instances.

adj

Of, relating to, or arising from inductance.

adj

Introductory or preparatory.

adj

Influencing; tending to induce or cause.

Example Sentences

Etymology

From Middle French inductif, from Late Latin inductivus.

Origin

Word Breakdown

  • Root: inductif, inductivus

Inflected Forms

more inductive (comparative) most inductive (superlative)

Derived Forms

adipoinductive angioinductive autoinductive chondroinductive coinductive fibrochondroinductive hyperinductive hypnoinductive inductively inductiveness inductivism inductivist

Phrases

inductive bias inductive circuit inductive coupling inductive definition inductive dimension inductive effect inductive embarrassment inductive hypothesis

Synonyms

inducive

Rhymes With

productive non-productive destructive reproductive constructive seductive unproductive conductive instructive obstructive reconstructive superconductive

Questions

How do you pronounce inductive?
The recorded pronunciation is /ɪnˈdʌktɪv/.
What does inductive mean?
Of, or relating to logical induction, by generalizing a universal claim or principle from the observed particular instances.
Where does inductive come from?
It is traced to Middle French.

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