Inductive
adjective
Based on reasoning or information that is drawn from evidence around you.
His inductive approach to problem-solving helped him arrive at the correct answer.
Often appears as...
- inductive reasoning
- inductive process
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Academic
adjective
Used to describe a method of reasoning in which a conclusion is made based on particular facts.
In inductive logic, even if all of the premises are true, a conclusion can still be false.
Often appears as...
- inductive logic
- inductive inference
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Formal
Academic
adjective
Related to the ability to induce an electric current.
An inductive load, like a motor, requires more current to operate than a resistance load.
Often appears as...
- inductive load
- inductive effect
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Technical
adjective
Based on reasoning or information that is drawn from evidence around you.
His inductive approach to problem-solving helped him arrive at the correct answer.
Often appears as...
- inductive reasoning
- inductive process
Usage tips
Academic
adjective
Used to describe a method of reasoning in which a conclusion is made based on particular facts.
In inductive logic, even if all of the premises are true, a conclusion can still be false.
Often appears as...
- inductive logic
- inductive inference
Usage tips
Formal
Academic
adjective
Related to the ability to induce an electric current.
An inductive load, like a motor, requires more current to operate than a resistance load.
Often appears as...
- inductive load
- inductive effect
Usage tips
Technical
Definition 1 of 3
Pro Tip 1/3Evidence First
Think of 'inductive' as starting with specifics, like clues, to reach a general conclusion.
Her inductive reasoning began with examining the survey responses in detail.
Pro Tip 2/3Not Always Correct
Inductive conclusions can be wrong, even if they are based on correct observations.
Using inductive logic, he wrongly assumed all swans were white after only seeing white ones.
Pro Tip 3/3Scientific Method
'Inductive' is commonly used in science to describe forming a theory from specific observations.
The scientist used inductive reasoning to develop her hypothesis on plant growth.
Pro Tip 1/3Evidence First
Think of 'inductive' as starting with specifics, like clues, to reach a general conclusion.
Her inductive reasoning began with examining the survey responses in detail.
Pro Tip 2/3Not Always Correct
Inductive conclusions can be wrong, even if they are based on correct observations.
Using inductive logic, he wrongly assumed all swans were white after only seeing white ones.
Pro Tip 3/3Scientific Method
'Inductive' is commonly used in science to describe forming a theory from specific observations.
The scientist used inductive reasoning to develop her hypothesis on plant growth.
Pro Tip 1/3Evidence First
Think of 'inductive' as starting with specifics, like clues, to reach a general conclusion.
Her inductive reasoning began with examining the survey responses in detail.
Pro Tip 2/3Not Always Correct
Inductive conclusions can be wrong, even if they are based on correct observations.
Using inductive logic, he wrongly assumed all swans were white after only seeing white ones.
Pro Tip 3/3Scientific Method
'Inductive' is commonly used in science to describe forming a theory from specific observations.
The scientist used inductive reasoning to develop her hypothesis on plant growth.
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Can you solve the...
he realizes they must have been watching him, too. Adria and Bill have each been going through the same process, and they all leave on the third night. Using this sort of inductive reasoning, we can see that the pattern will repeat no matter how many prisoners you add.
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Naomi Oreskes: Why we...
to develop an explanation, and that explanation was the theory of natural selection. Besides inductive science, scientists also often participate in modeling. One of the things scientists want to do in life is to explain the causes of things. And how do we do that?
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way more people will have a chance to drink water Kane a deal do you know the inductive that name for Brodin island
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Can you solve the...
he realizes they must have been watching him, too. Adria and Bill have each been going through the same process, and they all leave on the third night. Using this sort of inductive reasoning, we can see that the pattern will repeat no matter how many prisoners you add.
Video examples
Naomi Oreskes: Why we...
to develop an explanation, and that explanation was the theory of natural selection. Besides inductive science, scientists also often participate in modeling. One of the things scientists want to do in life is to explain the causes of things. And how do we do that?
Video examples
TX Finalist PIPE National...
way more people will have a chance to drink water Kane a deal do you know the inductive that name for Brodin island
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Quote examples
Irvine Welsh
Scottish Novelist
I think the silences we have on some issues are inductive of the fact that we need to write about them more, but I think there are some issues you have to write in a sensitive way and in a way that respects the reality of the situation. If you can't do that, you should leave them alone.
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Barry Hannah
American Novelist
I distrust thought. The interior life is highly overrated. I don't like the wispy and the vague... or inductive logic in any kind of writing. I'm impatient with writers who make too much sense. The better things that I've done have come to me by instinct.
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William John Wills
English Scientist
You should carefully study the Art of Reasoning, as it is what most people are very deficient in, and I know few things more disagreeable than to argue, or even converse with a man who has no idea of inductive and deductive philosophy.
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Robert Nozick
American Philosopher
What hadn't been realized in the literature until now is that merely to describe how severely something has been tested in the past itself embodies inductive assumptions, even as a statement about the past.
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Muhammad Iqbal
Pakistani Poet
Inductive reason, which alone makes man master of his environment, is an achievement; and when once born it must be reinforced by inhibiting the growth of other modes of knowledge.
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Henry Mayhew
English Journalist
The deductive method is the mode of using knowledge, and the inductive method the mode of acquiring it.
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Irvine Welsh
Scottish Novelist
I think the silences we have on some issues are inductive of the fact that we need to write about them more, but I think there are some issues you have to write in a sensitive way and in a way that respects the reality of the situation. If you can't do that, you should leave them alone.
Quote examples
Barry Hannah
American Novelist
I distrust thought. The interior life is highly overrated. I don't like the wispy and the vague... or inductive logic in any kind of writing. I'm impatient with writers who make too much sense. The better things that I've done have come to me by instinct.
Quote examples
William John Wills
English Scientist
You should carefully study the Art of Reasoning, as it is what most people are very deficient in, and I know few things more disagreeable than to argue, or even converse with a man who has no idea of inductive and deductive philosophy.
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Robert Nozick
American Philosopher
What hadn't been realized in the literature until now is that merely to describe how severely something has been tested in the past itself embodies inductive assumptions, even as a statement about the past.
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Muhammad Iqbal
Pakistani Poet
Inductive reason, which alone makes man master of his environment, is an achievement; and when once born it must be reinforced by inhibiting the growth of other modes of knowledge.
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Henry Mayhew
English Journalist
The deductive method is the mode of using knowledge, and the inductive method the mode of acquiring it.
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