Brazil is the largest coffee producer in the world. Each year Brazil exports more than 44 million bags of coffee. Vietnam follows at exporting over 27 million bags each year.
INDUCTIVE
inductive, inducive
(adjective) inducing or influencing; leading on; “inductive to the sin of Eve”- John Milton
inductive
(adjective) of reasoning; proceeding from particular facts to a general conclusion; “inductive reasoning”
inductive
(adjective) arising from inductance; “inductive reactance”
Source: WordNet® 3.1
Etymology
Adjective
inductive (comparative more inductive, superlative most inductive)
(logic) Of, or relating to logical induction.
(physics) Of, relating to, or arising from inductance.
introductory or preparatory.
Influencing; tending to induce or cause.
Source: Wiktionary
In*duct"ive, a. Etym: [LL. inductivus: cf. F. inductif. See Induce.]
1. Leading or drawing; persuasive; tempting; -- usually followed by to. A brutish vice, Inductive mainly to the sin of Eve. Milton.
2. Tending to induce or cause. [R.] They may be . . . inductive of credibility. Sir M. Hale.
3. Leading to inferences; proceeding by, derived from, or using, induction; as, inductive reasoning.
4. (Physics) (a) Operating by induction; as, an inductive electrical machine. (b) Facilitating induction; susceptible of being acted upon by induction; as certain substances have a great inductive capacity. Inductive embarrassment (Physics), the retardation in signaling on an electric wire, produced by lateral induction.
– Inductive philosophy or method. See Philosophical induction, under Induction.
– Inductive sciences, those sciences which admit of, and employ, the inductive method, as astronomy, botany, chemistry, etc.
Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition
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