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inductivebased on or using logical reasoning from particular facts or examples to general principles

Part of speech: ADJECTIVE

Definition: based on or using logical reasoning from particular facts or examples to general principles

Pronunciation (IPA): /ɪnˈdʌktɪv/

Korean meaning: 귀납적인, 개별 사실에서 일반 원리를 도출하는

Korean pronunciation: 인**덕**티브

Example Sentences

  • My grandmother's inductive approach to cooking: 'If three burnt cookies means the oven's too hot, then zero burnt cookies means I'm a genius chef!'
  • The detective used inductive reasoning to solve the case by connecting seemingly unrelated clues.
  • Thanks to inductive charging, I can finally charge my phone without the daily treasure hunt for the charging cable.

inductive

ADJECTIVE

//ɪnˈdʌktɪv//

based on or using logical reasoning from particular facts or examples to general principles

inductive concept
💡 Concept

based on or using logical reasoning from particular facts or examples to general principles

inductive rhyme
🎵 Rhyme

Inductive thinking makes research productive through conductive connections!

🎤Pronunciation

🇺🇸 US/ɪnˈdʌktɪv/
🇬🇧 UK/ɪnˈdʌktɪv/

🌳Etymology

Prefixin--
Rootduct
Suffix--ive

Origin

라틴어 'inducere'(끌어들이다, 이끌다)에서 유래했습니다. 개별 사례들을 '끌어모아서' 일반적인 결론을 도출하는 방식을 의미하게 되었습니다.

🎵Rhyme

productivereproductiveconductive
productive
reproductive
conductive

🔗Collocations

inductive reasoning
inductive method
inductive charging
inductive approach
inductive logic
inductive heating

📝Examples

😄 Fun example

My grandmother's inductive approach to cooking: 'If three burnt cookies means the oven's too hot, then zero burnt cookies means I'm a genius chef!'

The detective used inductive reasoning to solve the case by connecting seemingly unrelated clues.

😄 Fun example

Thanks to inductive charging, I can finally charge my phone without the daily treasure hunt for the charging cable.

The research follows an inductive methodology, gathering data first before forming hypotheses.

📚Related Words

Synonyms

inferentialempiricalobservationalexperimental

Antonyms

deductivetheoreticalabstract

Related

reasoningmethodologyinferenceempiricismlogic

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