Definitions
from The American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, 5th Edition.
- adjective Of, relating to, or using logical induction.
- adjective Electricity Of or arising from inductance.
- adjective Causing or influencing; inducing.
- adjective Introductory.
from The Century Dictionary.
- noun An electric circuit containing considerable self-induction. See
induction . - Leading or drawing; inducing; tempting: with to.
- Tending to induce or cause; productive: with of.
- In logic, pertaining to or of the nature of induction: as, inductive syllogism, reasoning, or proof.
- Having the character of an induction or prologue; introductory.
- In electricity: Able to produce electricity by induction: as, inductive force.
- Operating by induction: as, an inductive electrical machine.
- Facilitating induction; susceptible of being acted on by induction: as, certain substances have a great inductive capacity. See
induction , 6.
from the GNU version of the Collaborative International Dictionary of English.
- adjective Leading or drawing; persuasive; tempting; -- usually followed by
to . - adjective rare Tending to induce or cause.
- adjective Leading to inferences; proceeding by, derived from, or using, induction.
- adjective Operating by induction.
- adjective Facilitating induction; susceptible of being acted upon by induction.
- adjective (Physics) the retardation in signaling on an electric wire, produced by lateral induction.
- adjective See Philosophical induction, under
Induction . - adjective those sciences which admit of, and employ, the inductive method, as astronomy, botany, chemistry, etc.
from Wiktionary, Creative Commons Attribution/Share-Alike License.
- adjective logic of, or relating to
logical induction - adjective physics of, relating to, or arising from induction or
inductance - adjective
introductory orpreparatory - adjective
influencing
from WordNet 3.0 Copyright 2006 by Princeton University. All rights reserved.
- adjective of reasoning; proceeding from particular facts to a general conclusion
- adjective inducing or influencing; leading on
- adjective arising from inductance
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Examples
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However, in addition to DS explanation, Hempel also recognizes a distinctive sort of statistical explanation, which he calls inductive-statistical or
Scientific Explanation Woodward, James 2009
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About this time, Peirce began to hold that there were two utterly distinct classes of probable inferences, which he referred to as inductive inferences and abductive inferences (which he also called hypotheses and retroductive inferences).
Nobody Knows Nothing 2009
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He describes Solomonoff's continued research in inductive inference (artificial intelligence), his development and attempts to market the TRAC programming language, and his work with Eugene Stuart Fergusson on ASCII standards.
Oral history interview with Calvin N. Mooers and Charlotte D. Mooers 1993
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He describes Solomonoff's continued research in inductive inference (artificial intelligence), his development and attempts to market the TRAC programming language, and his work with Eugene Stuart Fergusson on ASCII standards.
Oral history interview with Calvin N. Mooers and Charlotte D. Mooers 1993
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In IS explanation, the relation between explanans and explanandum is, in Hempel's words, “inductive,” rather than deductive ” hence the name inductive-statistical explanation.
Scientific Explanation Woodward, James 2009
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The Qi standard involves a technology called inductive charging, while other companies, like PureEnergy Solutions, use a conductive charging technology.
It's Hard to Cut the Charging Cords Katherine Boehret 2011
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The driving idea is that so-called inductive definitions ought to be allowed in the realm of constructive mathematics.
Set Theory: Constructive and Intuitionistic ZF Crosilla, Laura 2009
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“One was called inductive charging and one was conductive charging,” explains ODOT spokesman Art James.
Oregon Invites Bids for a Network of Electric Car Charging Stations 2009
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The intuitive, no less than what may be termed the inductive school of ethics, insists on the necessity of general laws.
The Definition of Morality Gert, Bernard 2008
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In attempting to make the passage from the one to the other type of knowledge, these writers, implic - itly at least, touched on three methodological tech - niques that have come to typify modern science, namely inductive, experimental, and mathematical.
Dictionary of the History of Ideas WILLIAM A. WALLACE 1968
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My approach was inductive, which is a fancy way of saying that I had neither theory nor hypotheses.
Why Don’t People Return Their Shopping Carts? A (Somewhat) Scientific Investigation - by Hannah B. Waldfogel - Behavioral Scientist Hannah B. Waldfogel 2025
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