Constitutive may refer to:
* In physics, a
constitutive equation
In physics and engineering, a constitutive equation or constitutive relation is a relation between two physical quantities (especially kinetic quantities as related to kinematic quantities) that is specific to a material or substance, and approx ...
is a relation between two physical quantities
* In
ecology
Ecology () is the study of the relationships between living organisms, including humans, and their physical environment. Ecology considers organisms at the individual, population, community, ecosystem, and biosphere level. Ecology overlaps wi ...
, a constitutive defense is one that is always active, as opposed to an
inducible
Induction, Inducible or Inductive may refer to:
Biology and medicine
* Labor induction (birth/pregnancy)
* Induction chemotherapy, in medicine
* Induced stem cells, stem cells derived from somatic, reproductive, pluripotent or other cell typ ...
defense
*
Constitutive theory of statehood
Constitutive may refer to:
* In physics, a constitutive equation is a relation between two physical quantities
* In ecology
Ecology () is the study of the relationships between living organisms, including humans, and their physical envir ...
* In genetics, a constitutive gene is always expressed – see
constitutive expression
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