inductive
/ɪnˈdʌktɪv/adjective
1
- characterized by the inference of general laws from particular instances归纳的：
instinct rather than inductive reasoning marked her approach to life.
本能, 而非归纳推理是她生活之道。
2
- of, relating to, or caused by electric or magnetic induction（与）电（或磁）感应（有关）的; 由电（或磁）感应引起的。
2.1
- possessing inductance有电感的。
派生词
inductively
adverbinductiveness
noun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 （see INDUCE）. Sense 1 dates from the mid 18th cent.