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[1] the act of inducing, bringing about, or causing: induction of the hypnotic state.
[2] the act of inducting; introduction; initiation.
[3] formal installation in an office, benefice, or the like.
[4] Logic . any form of reasoning in which the conclusion, though supported by the premises, does not follow from them necessarily. the process of estimating the validity of observations of part of a class of facts as evidence for a proposition about the whole class. a conclusion reached by this process.
[5] Also called mathematical induction. Mathematics . a method of proving a given property true for a set of numbers by proving it true for 1 and then true for an arbitrary positive integer by assuming the property true for all previous positive integers and applying the principle of mathematical induction.
[6] a presentation or bringing forward, as of facts or evidence.
[7] Electricity , Magnetism . the process by which a body having electric or magnetic properties produces magnetism, an electric charge, or an electromotive force in a neighboring body without contact. Compare electromagnetic induction, electrostatic induction.
[8] Embryology . the process or principle by which one part of the embryo influences the differentiation of another part.
[9] Biochemistry . the synthesis of an enzyme in response to an increased concentration of its substrate in the cell.
[10] an introductory unit in literary work, especially in an early play; prelude or scene independent of the main performance but related to it.
[11] Archaic . a preface.
[12] the act of inducting or state of being inducted
[13] the act of inducing
[14] (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
[15] logic 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 a conclusion reached by this process of reasoning Compare deduction (def. 4)
[16] the process by which electrical or magnetic properties are transferred, without physical contact, from one circuit or body to another See also inductance
[17] biology the effect of one tissue, esp an embryonic tissue, on the development of an adjacent tissue
[18] biochem the process by which synthesis of an enzyme is stimulated by the presence of its substrate
[19] maths logic 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 the application of recursive rules
[20] a formal introduction or entry into an office or position (as modifier ) induction course ; induction period
[21] US the formal enlistment of a civilian into military service
[22] an archaic word for preface

Words related to Induction

introduction, inauguration, investiture, entrance, selection, installation, inaugural, ordination, consecration, draft, institution, conjecture, ratiocination, reason, rationalization, judgment, conclusion, generalization, instatement

Words nearby Induction

inducible enzyme, induct, inductance, inductee, inductile, induction, induction coil, induction furnace, induction hardening, induction heating, induction loop system

Origin of Induction

1350–1400; Middle English induccio(u)n < Latin inductiōn- (stem of inductiō ). See induct, -ion

Words that may be confused with Induction

deduction, extrapolation, induction, generalization, hypothesis

Other words from Induction

in·duc·tion·less , adjective
an·ti-in·duc·tion , adjective
pre·in·duc·tion , noun
re·in·duc·tion , noun

Synonyms for Induction

inauguration, introduction, consecration, draft, entrance, greetings, inaugural, installation, institution, investiture, ordination, selection, instatement