Constitutive may refer to:
* In physics, a
constitutive equation
In physics and engineering, a constitutive equation or constitutive relation is a relation between two or more physical quantities (especially kinetic quantities as related to kinematic quantities) that is specific to a material or substance o ...
is a relation between two physical quantities
* In
ecology
Ecology () is the natural science of the relationships among living organisms and their Natural environment, environment. Ecology considers organisms at the individual, population, community (ecology), community, ecosystem, and biosphere lev ...
, a constitutive defense is one that is always active, as opposed to an
inducible
Induction or inductive may refer to:
Biology and medicine
* Labor induction (of birth)
* Induction chemotherapy, in medicine
* Enzyme induction and inhibition
* General anaesthesia
Chemistry
* Induction period, slow stage of a reaction
* ...
defense
*
Constitutive theory of statehood
A sovereign state is a state that has the highest authority over a territory. It is commonly understood that a sovereign state is independent. When referring to a specific polity, the term "country" may also refer to a constituent country, or a ...
* In biochemistry and pharmacology, a
constitutively active receptor produces a biological response in the absence of a bound ligand
* In genetics, a constitutive gene is always expressed – see
constitutive expression
{{Disambiguation