adjective
1.
derived or derivable by reasoning from a part to a whole, from particulars to generals, or from the individual to the universal
used an inductive approach to the problem
Synonyms: a posteriori, inducible
Related Word: Baconian, epagogic
2.
Synonyms: preliminary , introductory, prefatial, prefatorial, prefatory, ||prelim, preludial, prelusive, preparative, preparatory