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Induction

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Noun

1. induction, initiation, installation

a formal entry into an organization or position or office

Example Sentences:
'his initiation into the club'
'he was ordered to report for induction into the army'
'he gave a speech as part of his installation into the hall of fame'

2. inductance, induction

an electrical phenomenon whereby an electromotive force (EMF) is generated in a closed circuit by a change in the flow of current

3. generalisation, generalization, induction, inductive reasoning

reasoning from detailed facts to general principles

4. elicitation, evocation, induction

stimulation that calls up (draws forth) a particular class of behaviors

Example Sentences:
'the elicitation of his testimony was not easy'

5. induction

the act of bringing about something (especially at an early time)

Example Sentences:
'the induction of an anesthetic state'

6. induction, initiation, trigger

an act that sets in motion some course of events

WordNet Lexical Database for English. Princeton University. 2010.


Induction

see synonyms of induction
noun
1. 
the act of inducting or state of being inducted
2. 
the act of inducing
3. 
(in an internal-combustion engine) the part of the action of a piston by which mixed air and fuel are drawn from the carburettor to the cylinder
4. logic
a. 
a process of reasoning, used esp in science, by which a general conclusion is drawn from a set of premises, based mainly on experience or experimental evidence. The conclusion goes beyond the information contained in the premises, and does not follow necessarily from them. Thus an inductive argument may be highly probable, yet lead from true premises to a false conclusion
b. 
a conclusion reached by this process of reasoning
Compare deduction (sense 4)
5. 
the process by which electrical or magnetic properties are transferred, without physical contact, from one circuit or body to another
See also inductance
6. biology
the effect of one tissue, esp an embryonic tissue, on the development of an adjacent tissue
7. biochemistry
the process by which synthesis of an enzyme is stimulated by the presence of its substrate
8. mathematics, logic
a. 
a method of proving a proposition that all integers have a property, by first proving that 1 has the property and then that if the integer n has it so has n + 1
b. 
the application of recursive rules
9. 
a. 
a formal introduction or entry into an office or position
b. 
(as modifier)
induction course
induction period
10. US
the formal enlistment of a civilian into military service
11.  an archaic word for preface

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Induction

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noun
1. 
an inducting or being inducted; installation, initiation, etc.
2.  Archaic
an introduction; preface or prelude
3. 
an inducing, or bringing about
4. 
a bringing forward of separate facts or instances, esp. so as to prove a general statement
5.  Embryology
the influence of one tissue upon the development of adjacent tissue, as by the diffusion of a chemical substance to nearby tissue
6.  Logic
reasoning from particular facts or individual cases to a general conclusion; also, a conclusion reached by such reasoning
see also deduction
7.  Ancient Mathematics
a method of proving a theorem which holds true for all whole numbers greater than or equal to some first number, by demonstrating that it holds true for the first number and by showing that, if it holds true for all the subsequent numbers preceding a given number, then it must hold for the next following number
: in full mathematical induction
8.  Physics
a. 
the act or process by which an electric or magnetic effect is produced in an electrical conductor or magnetizable body when it is exposed to the influence or variation of a field of force
b. 
the transference of the explosive mixture of air and fuel from the carburetor to the cylinder of an internal-combustion engine

Webster’s New World College Dictionary, 4th Edition. Copyright © 2010 by Houghton Mifflin Harcourt. All rights reserved.


Induction

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n.
1.
a. The act or an instance of inducting.
b. A ceremony or formal act by which a person is inducted, as into office or military service.
2. Electricity
a. The generation of electromotive force in a closed circuit by a varying magnetic flux through the circuit.
b. The charging of an isolated conducting object by momentarily grounding it while a charged body is nearby.
3. Logic
a. The process of deriving general principles from particular facts or instances.
b. A conclusion reached by this process.
4. Mathematics A two-part method of proving a theorem involving an integral parameter. First the theorem is verified for the smallest admissible value of the integer. Then it is proven that if the theorem is true for any value of the integer, it is true for the next greater value. The final proof conns the two parts.
5. The act or process of inducing or bringing about, as:
a. Medicine The inducing of labor, whereby labor is initiated artificially with drugs such as oxytocin.
b. Medicine The administration of anesthetic agents and the establishment of a depth of anesthesia adequate for surgery.
c. Biochemistry The process of initiating or increasing the production of an enzyme, as in genetic transcription.
d. Embryology The process by which one part of an embryo causes adjacent tissues or parts to change form or shape, as by the diffusion of hormones or other chemicals.
6. Presentation of material, such as facts or evidence, in support of an argument or proposition.
7. A preface or prologue, especially to an early English play.

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