induktiivisilla

Induktiivisilla is a Finnish grammatical form and not a standalone technical term. It is the plural adessive form of the adjective induktiivinen, meaning inductive. In Finnish, adessive forms are used to indicate means, manner, or location, so induktiivisilla accompanies plural nouns in the adessive case to say “with inductive …” or “by inductive …” For example, induktiivisilla menetelmillä means “by inductive methods,” and induktiivisilla lähestymistavoilla means “with inductive approaches.”

In academic and scientific Finnish, induktiivinen describes knowledge or reasoning derived from observations and data, through induction rather than deduction. Inductive approaches gather specifics from empirical evidence and generalize patterns or hypotheses. These are often discussed in contrast to deductive approaches, which start from theory or premises and deduce specific conclusions. Phrases using induktiivisilla often appear when describing methods, analyses, or reasoning, such as induktiivisilla päättelyillä (inductive reasoning) or induktiivisilla tutkimusmenetelmillä (inductive research methods).

Grammatical note: induktiivinen declines like other Finnish adjectives. The plural adessive form is induktiivisilla, used with plural nouns in the adessive case. The form changes with case and number to fit the sentence structure, while retaining the basic meaning related to induction.

See also: induktio, induktiivinen päättely, deduktiivinen päättely, tutkimusmetodit.