Antonyms of adj inductive

2 of 3 senses of inductive

Sense 2
inductive (vs. deductive) -- (of reasoning; proceeding from particular facts to a general conclusion; "inductive reasoning")

deductive (vs. inductive) -- (involving inferences from general principles)
        => deducible -- (capable of being deduced)
        => illative -- (expressing or preceding an inference; "`therefore' is an illative word")
        => illative, inferential -- (resembling or dependent on or arrived at by inference; "an illative conclusion"; "inferential reasoning")
        => inferential -- (of reasoning; proceeding from general premisses to a necessary and specific conclusion)

Sense 3
inductive, inducive -- (inducing or influencing; leading on; "inductive to the sin of Eve"- John Milton)

INDIRECT (VIA causative) -> noncausative, noncausal -- (not causative)

Similarity of adj inductive

3 senses of inductive

Sense 1
inductive -- (arising from inductance; "inductive reactance")

Sense 2
inductive (vs. deductive) -- (of reasoning; proceeding from particular facts to a general conclusion; "inductive reasoning")
          Also See-> a posteriori#1; synthetic#4, synthetical#2

Sense 3
inductive, inducive -- (inducing or influencing; leading on; "inductive to the sin of Eve"- John Milton)
       => causative (vs. noncausative) -- (producing an effect; "poverty as a causative factor in crime")

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