[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:
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