inductive
adjective /ɪnˈdʌktɪv/
/ɪnˈdʌktɪv/
- (specialist) using particular facts and examples to form general rules and principles
归纳法的;归纳的 - an inductive argument
归纳论证 - inductive reasoning
归纳推理
- an inductive argument
- (physics
) connected with the induction of electricity物理 电感应的
词源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 ‘lead in’, from in- ‘into’ + ducere ‘to lead’. Sense (1) dates from the mid 18th cent.