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inductively

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[in-duhk-tiv-lee] / ɪnˈdʌk tɪv li /

adverb

  1. by means of electrical or magnetic induction.

  2. by means of logical induction.


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Using single particle inductively coupled plasma mass spectrometry, the researchers found many particles that were of nanoscale size.

From Science Daily ● Mar. 19, 2024

In studying philosophy, we need to get used to the possibility that our inductively derived beliefs could be wrong.

From Textbooks ● Jun. 15, 2022

In other cases she inductively reasons the meaning of a word after noticing it in different contexts.

From New York Times ● Nov. 30, 2021

Using a process called inductively coupled plasma mass spectrometry, the device then identifies the shaving’s atomic makeup by the light it emits, like a tiny, dying supernova.

From The Verge ● Jun. 25, 2018

We might have begun by stating the general laws, but on the whole it will be better to proceed "inductively", beginning with the observed facts and working up to the general laws.

From Psychology A Study Of Mental Life by Robert S. Woodworth

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