induction

Plural: inductions

Noun

• a formal entry into an organization or position or office
  • "he was ordered to report for induction into the army"
• an electrical phenomenon whereby an electromotive force (EMF) is generated in a closed circuit by a change in the flow of current
• reasoning from detailed facts to general principles
• stimulation that calls up (draws forth) a particular class of behaviors
• the act of bringing about something (especially at an early time)
  • "the induction of an anesthetic state"
• an act that sets in motion some course of events
• An act of inducting.
• An act of inducting.
• A formal ceremony in which a person is appointed to an office or into military service.
• An act of inducting.
• The process of showing a newcomer around a place where they will work or study.
• An act of inducing.
• An act of inducing.
• Generation of an electric current by a varying magnetic field.
• An act of inducing.
• Derivation of general principles from specific instances.
• An act of inducing.
• A method of proof of a theorem by first proving it for a specific case (often an integer; usually 0 or 1) and showing that, if it is true for one case then it must be true for the next.
• An act of inducing.
• 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.
• An act of inducing.
• Given a group of cells that emits or displays a substance, the influence of this substance on the fate of a second group of cells.
• An act of inducing.
• The delivery of air to the cylinders of an internal combustion piston engine.
• The process of inducing labour for the childbirth process.
• An introduction.

Synonyms

elicitation, evocation, generalisation, generalization, inductance, inductive reasoning, initiation, installation, trigger

Antonyms

deduction