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Inductive [Adjective] Webster's Dictionary 1828

1. Leading or drawing; with to.

2. A brutish vice,

3. Inductive mainly to the sin of Eve.

4. Tending to induce or cause.

5. They may be inductive of credibility. [Unusual.]

6. Leading to inferences; proceeding by induction; employed in drawing conclusions from promises; as inductive reasoning.

Inductive [Adjective] Webster's Dictionary 1913

1. Leading or drawing; persuasive; tempting; -- usually followed by to.

2. Tending to induce or cause.

3. Leading to inferences; proceeding by, derived from, or using, induction; as, inductive reasoning.

4. Operating by induction; as, an inductive electrical machine.

5. Facilitating induction; susceptible of being acted upon by induction; as certain substances have a great inductive capacity.

Inductively [Adverb] Webster's Dictionary 1828

By induction or inference.

Inductively [Adverb] Webster's Dictionary 1913

By induction or inference.