different between inductive vs causal

English

Etymology

From Middle French inductif, from Late Latin inductivus

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /?n?d?kt?v/

Adjective

inductive (comparative more inductive, superlative most inductive)

1. (logic) Of, or relating to logical induction. (Can we add an example for this sense?)
2. (physics) Of, relating to, or arising from inductance. (Can we add an example for this sense?)
3. introductory or preparatory. (Can we add an example for this sense?)
4. Influencing; tending to induce or cause.
   • 1677, Matthew Hale, The Primitive Origination of Mankind, Considered and Examined According to the Light of Nature

     They may be […] inductive of credibility.

Derived terms

Translations

References

• inductive at OneLook Dictionary Search
• inductive in The Century Dictionary, New York, N.Y.: The Century Co., 1911.

French

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /??.dyk.tiv/

Adjective

inductive

1. feminine singular of inductif

Latin

Etymology 1

From induct?vus +? -?.

Pronunciation

• (Classical) IPA^(key): /in.duk?ti?.u?e?/, [?n?d??k?t?i?u?e?]
• (Ecclesiastical) IPA^(key): /in.duk?ti.ve/, [in?d?uk?t?i?v?]

Adverb

induct?v? (not comparable)

1. by yielding

Etymology 2

Adjective

induct?ve

1. vocative masculine singular of induct?vus

References

• inductive in Gaffiot, Félix (1934) Dictionnaire illustré Latin-Français, Hachette

English

Etymology

Borrowed from Late Latin causalis, from Latin causa (“cause”); see cause.

Pronunciation

• (UK) IPA^(key): /?k??z.?l/
• Rhymes: -??z?l

Adjective

causal (comparative more causal, superlative most causal)

1. of, relating to, or being a cause of something; causing

Usage notes

• See usage notes at causally.

Related terms

• cause
• causal-final
• causality
• causation

Translations

Noun

causal (plural causals)

1. (grammar) a word (such as because) that expresses a reason or a cause

Further reading

• causal in Webster’s Revised Unabridged Dictionary, G. & C. Merriam, 1913.
• causal in The Century Dictionary, New York, N.Y.: The Century Co., 1911.

Anagrams

• Calusa, casual, casula

Catalan

Etymology

Borrowed from Late Latin caus?lis, from Latin causa.

Adjective

causal (masculine and feminine plural causals)

1. causal

Related terms

• causa

French

Etymology

Borrowed from Late Latin caus?lis, from Latin causa.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ko.zal/
• Homophones: causale, causales

Adjective

causal (feminine singular causale, masculine plural causaux, feminine plural causales)

1. causal

Further reading

• “causal” in Trésor de la langue française informatisé (The Digitized Treasury of the French Language).

Portuguese

Etymology

Borrowed from Late Latin caus?lis, from Latin causa.

Adjective

causal m or f (plural causais, comparable)

1. causal (of, relating to or being a cause of something)

Related terms

• causa

Spanish

Etymology

Borrowed from Late Latin caus?lis, from Latin causa.

Pronunciation

• Rhymes: -al

Adjective

causal (plural causales)

1. causal

Related terms

• causa