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Inductor vs Inductive - What's the difference?

inductor | inductive |

In physics|lang=en terms the difference between inductor and inductive

is that inductor is (physics) a passive device that introduces inductance into an electrical circuit while inductive is (physics) of, relating to, or arising from induction or inductance.

As a noun inductor

is (physics) a passive device that introduces inductance into an electrical circuit.

As an adjective inductive is

(logic) of, or relating to logical induction.

inductor

English

(wikipedia inductor)

Noun

(en noun)
  • (physics) a passive device that introduces inductance into an electrical circuit
  • (medicine) an evocator or an organizer

    • Synonyms

    * (passive electrical device): coil

    Related terms

    * inductance

    See also

    * resistor * capacitor

    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