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Inductive vs Causal - What's the difference?

inductive | causal |

As adjectives the difference between inductive and causal

is that inductive is of, or relating to logical induction while causal is of, relating to, or being a cause of something; causing.

As a noun causal is

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

inductive

English

Adjective

(en adjective)
  • (logic) of, or relating to logical induction
  • (physics) of, relating to, or arising from induction or inductance
  • introductory or preparatory
  • influencing; tending to induce or cause
  • * Milton
    • A brutish vice, / Inductive mainly to the sin of Eve.
  • * Sir M. Hale
    • They may be inductive of credibility.

    Derived terms

    * inductive bias * inductive circuit * inductive coupling * inductive dimension * inductive effect * inductive embarrassment * inductive inference * inductive logic programming * inductive output tube * inductive reactance * inductive reasoning * inductive set * inductive statistics * inductive voltage divider

    causal

    English

    Adjective

    (en adjective)
  • of, relating to, or being a cause of something; causing
    • There is no causal relationship between eating carrots and seeing in the dark.

    Related terms

    * cause * causality * causation

    Noun

    (en noun)
  • (grammar) a word (such as because) that expresses a reason or a cause

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