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Unductive

1. A shortened version of the word 'Unproductive'

2. The opposite of 'Productive'

3. For cool people who'd prefer to use one less syllable *wink*
Kumiel was unductive during his banking assignment.

I feel like sleeping because I was unductive today

What an unductive day
by Funk5tar March 31, 2013
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untuitive

A blatent disregard for natural intuition when building something for human use.
I couldn't figure out how to use that web app, the navigation was untuitive.
by DarkHouse April 4, 2008
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Inductive Reasoning

X has attributes A, B, and C.
Y has attributes A and B.
So, Y has attribute C.
Inductive Reasoning:

Jesus has brown hair.
I have brown hair.
I am Jesus.
by fish27 December 7, 2009
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Funductive

Fun + Productive

Term coined by Chad Ochocinco meaning having fun while being productive at the same time.
Ochocinco: Today's football practice is gonna to be a funductive day.
by och8cinco October 6, 2009
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Inductive Definition

An Inductive Definition.
PHP is an inductive definition.
by Anon Emous June 15, 2003
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Inductive Sophism

The use of inductive reasoning in bad faith—demanding inductive certainty where none is possible, or dismissing inductive conclusions for not being deductive. Inductive Sophism treats probability as failure, patterns as insufficient, and statistical evidence as worthless because it doesn't provide certainty. The sophist exploits the gap between induction's strength and deduction's certainty, demanding that inductive arguments meet deductive standards—an impossible task. It's sophistry about reasoning: using the limits of induction to dismiss all inductive conclusions.
"The evidence strongly suggests the policy works—90% success rate across dozens of studies. 'But that's just induction,' he said. 'Not proof.' Inductive Sophism: demanding deductive certainty from inductive reasoning. The standard was impossible, which was the point. No evidence would ever be enough because he'd already decided induction doesn't count."
by Dumu The Void March 8, 2026
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