inductive - of reasoning; proceeding from particular facts to a general conclusion; "inductive reasoning"logic - the branch of philosophy that analyzes inference synthetical, synthetic - of a proposition whose truth value is determined by observation or facts; "`all men are arrogant' is a synthetic proposition" a posteriori - involving reasoning from facts or particulars to general principals or from effects to causes; "a posteriori demonstration" deductive - involving inferences from general principles |