Dictionary Definition
induction
Noun
1 a formal entry into an organization or position
or office; "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" [syn: initiation, installation]
2 an electrical phenomenon whereby an
electromotive force (EMF) is generated in a closed circuit by a
change in the flow of current
3 reasoning from detailed facts to general
principles [syn: generalization, generalisation, inductive
reasoning]
4 the process whereby changes in the current flow
in a circuit produce magnetism or an EMF
5 stimulation that calls up (draws forth) a
particular class of behaviors; "the elicitation of his testimony
was not easy" [syn: evocation, elicitation]
6 (physics) a property of an electric circuit by
which an electromotive force is induced in it by a variation of
current [syn: inductance]
7 the act of bringing about something (especially
at an early time); "the induction of an anesthetic state"
8 an act that sets in motion some course of
events [syn: trigger,
initiation]
User Contributed Dictionary
English
Pronunciation
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- Rhymes: -ʌkʃən
Noun
- the act of inducting
- a formal ceremony in which a person is inducted into an office or into military service
- the generation of an electric current by a varying magnetic field
- the derivation of general principles from specific instances
- a general proof of a theorem by first proving it for a specific integer (for example) and showing that, if it is true for one integer then it must be true for the next
- the act of inducing childbirth
- In theatre, induction is the use of rumors to twist and complicate the plot of a play or to narrate in a way that does not have to state truth nor fact within the play.
- In developmental biology, the development of a feature from part of a formerly homogenous field of cells in response to a morphogen whose source determines the feature's position and extent.
- an introduction
Translations
the act of inducting
- Finnish: aiheuttaminen
a formal ceremony in which a person is inducted
into an office or into military service
- Finnish: virkaan vihkiminen
generation of an electric current by a varying
magnetic field
- Czech: indukce
- Finnish: induktio
- German: Induktion
- Italian: induzione , autoinduzione
the derivation of general principles from
specific instances
the act of inducing childbirth
the use of rumors to twist and complicate the
plot
the development of a feature from part of a
formerly homogenous field of cells
an introduction
Derived terms
- induction axiom
- induction circuit
- induction coil
- induction cooker
- induction cooking
- induction cut
- induction flowmeter
- induction furnace
- induction heating
- induction loop
- induction motor
- induction period
- induction programme
- induction range
- induction therapy
- induction training
- induction variable
- induction welding
French
Etymology
From inductio.Noun
fr-noun fExtensive Definition
Most common meanings
- Inductive reasoning, used in science and the scientific method
- Mathematical induction, a method of proof in the field of mathematics
- Electromagnetic induction in physics and engineering
Other articles
- Induction (play), an opening scene in a play, notably used in early English plays
- Rite of
passage
- Orientation week, an induction program for new students at Universities
- Teacher induction, the support and guidance provided to novice educators in the early stages of their careers
- Induction (teachers), the period of one year following qualification as a teacher in the United Kingdom
- Induction program, the process used within many businesses to welcome new employees to the company and prepare them for their new role
In biology and chemistry:
- Induction (biology) is the initiation or cause of a change or process in developmental biology
- Enzyme induction and inhibition is a process in which a molecule (e.g. a drug) induces (i.e. initiates or enhances) or inhibits the expression of an enzyme
- Induction (birth), induction of childbirth
- asymmetric induction is the formation of one specific stereoisomer in the presence of a nearby chiral center
In psychology:
- Induction procedure, the act of inducing a hypnotic state
- Post Induction Therapy, a therapy which is based on the theory that childhood trauma, including child abuse and neglect, is the origin of developmental immaturity
- Inductive reasoning aptitude, an aptitude or personality characteristic
In philosophy, logic, and computer science:
- Inductive reasoning, used in science and the scientific method
- Rhetorical induction
- Backward induction in game theory and economics
- Concept learning is the induction of a concept (category) from observations
- Theoretical foundations of induction, see:
- Computational learning theory
- Version Space
- Statistical Learning Theory
- PAC Learning
- Algorithmic Information Theory.
- Concept learning, for citations to foundational work by Watanabe, Solomonoff, Rendell, etc.
In mathematics:
- Mathematical
induction, a method of proof in the field of mathematics
- Strong induction, or Complete induction, a variant of mathematical induction
- Transfinite induction, a kind of mathematical induction
- ∈-induction, a kind of transfinite induction
- Structural induction, a generalization of mathematical induction
- 'Statistical induction', also known as inferential statistics
In physics:
- Electromagnetic
induction in physics and engineering
- 'Magnetic induction', see magnetic field
- Electrostatic induction
- Radio frequency induction
- Induction
heating
- Induction cooker uses induction heating for cooking.
- Induction sealing
- forced induction, with combustion engines, is the use of a gas compressor added to the air intake
induction in Czech: Indukce
induction in Danish: Induktion
induction in German: Induktion
induction in Spanish: Inducción
induction in French: Induction
induction in Hebrew: אינדוקציה (פירושונים)
induction in Lithuanian: Indukcija
induction in Dutch: Inductie
induction in Norwegian: Induksjon
induction in Polish: Indukcja
induction in Portuguese: Indução
induction in Russian: Индукция
induction in Serbian: Индукција
induction in Finnish: Induktio
induction in Chinese: 归纳法
Synonyms, Antonyms and Related Words
Baconian method, a fortiori reasoning, a
posteriori reasoning, a priori reasoning, accedence, acceptance, accession, admission, admittance, alphabet, analysis, apostolic orders,
appointment,
baptism, basics, call, call-up, calling, canonization, coming out,
compulsory military service, conclusion, conferment, conscription, consecration, consequence, consequent, corollary, coronation, curtain raiser,
debut, deduction, deductive
reasoning, demonstration, derivation, discourse, discourse of
reason, discursive reason, draft, draft call, drafting, election, electromagnetic
induction, electrostatic induction, elements, embarkation, embarkment, enlistment, enrollment, enthronement, epagoge, first appearance, first
principles, first steps, floating, flotation, generalization, grammar, henry, holy orders, hornbook, hypothesis and
verification, illation,
immission, impressment, inaugural, inaugural address,
inauguration,
inductance, inductive
reasoning, inductivity, inference, initiation, installation, installment, instatement, institution, introduction, intromission, investiture, launching, levy, logical thought, magnetic
induction, maiden speech, major orders, minor orders, mobilization, muster, mutual induction,
nomination, opener, ordainment, orders, ordination, outlines, particularization,
philosophical induction, philosophy, placement, preferment, preliminary, presentation, press, primer, principia, principles, proof, ratiocination, rationalism, rationality, rationalization,
rationalizing,
reading in, reason,
reasonableness,
reasoning, recruiting, recruitment, rudiments, selective service,
self-induction, sophistry, specious reasoning,
summons, sweet reason,
syllogism, syllogistic
reasoning, synthesis,
taking office, unveiling