Definitions for induction
ɪnˈdʌk ʃənin·duc·tion

Princeton's WordNetRate this definition:3.0 / 2 votes

1. initiation, induction, installationnoun

   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"

2. induction, inductancenoun

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

3. generalization, generalisation, induction, inductive reasoningnoun

   reasoning from detailed facts to general principles

4. evocation, induction, elicitationnoun

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

   "the elicitation of his testimony was not easy"

5. inductionnoun

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

   "the induction of an anesthetic state"

6. trigger, induction, initiationnoun

   an act that sets in motion some course of events

WiktionaryRate this definition:0.0 / 0 votes

1. inductionnoun

   the act of inducting

2. inductionnoun

   a formal ceremony in which a person is appointed to an office or into military service

3. induction

   the generation of an electric current by a varying magnetic field

4. induction

   the derivation of general principles from specific instances

5. induction

   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.

6. induction

   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.

7. induction

   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.

8. induction

   an introduction

9. inductionnoun

   the act of inducing childbirth

Samuel Johnson's DictionaryRate this definition:0.0 / 0 votes

1. Inductionnoun

   Etymology: induction, Fr. inductio, Latin.

   1. Introduction; entrance.

   These promises are fair, the parties sure,
   And our induction full of prosp'rous hope. William Shakespeare, Hen. IV.

   2.Induction is when, from several particular propositions, we infer one general: as, the doctrine of the Socinians cannot be proved from the gospels, it cannot be proved from the acts of the apostles, it cannot be proved from the epistles, nor the book of revelations; therefore it cannot be proved from the New Testament. Isaac Watts Logick.

   The inquisition by induction is wonderful hard; for the things reported are full of fables, and new experiments can hardly be made but with extreme caution. Francis Bacon, Natural History.

   Mathematical things are only capable of clear demonstration: conclusions in natural philosophy are proved by induction of experiments, things moral by moral arguments, and matters of fact by credible testimony. John Tillotson.

   Although the arguing from experiments and observations by induction be no demonstration of general conclusions, yet it is the best way of arguing which the nature of things admits of, and may be looked upon as so much the stronger by how much the induction is more general; and if no exception occur from phænomena, the conclusion may be general. Isaac Newton, Opt.

   He brought in a new way of arguing from induction, and that grounded upon observation and experiments. Thomas Baker.

   3. The act or state of taking possession of an ecclesiastical living.

ChatGPTRate this definition:0.0 / 0 votes

1. induction

   Induction is a process or method of reasoning in which a general rule or conclusion is derived from specific observations or examples. It can also refer to the production of an electrical or magnetic state by the proximity of an electric current or a magnetic field. In a psychological context, induction refers to the process of training or conditioning an individual to behave in a certain way or accept certain beliefs.

Webster DictionaryRate this definition:1.0 / 1 vote

1. Inductionnoun

   the act or process of inducting or bringing in; introduction; entrance; beginning; commencement

2. Inductionnoun

   an introduction or introductory scene, as to a play; a preface; a prologue

3. Inductionnoun

   the act or process of reasoning from a part to a whole, from particulars to generals, or from the individual to the universal; also, the result or inference so reached

4. Inductionnoun

   the introduction of a clergyman into a benefice, or of an official into a office, with appropriate acts or ceremonies; the giving actual possession of an ecclesiastical living or its temporalities

5. Inductionnoun

   a process of demonstration in which a general truth is gathered from an examination of particular cases, one of which is known to be true, the examination being so conducted that each case is made to depend on the preceding one; -- called also successive induction

6. Inductionnoun

   the property by which one body, having electrical or magnetic polarity, causes or induces it in another body without direct contact; an impress of electrical or magnetic force or condition from one body on another without actual contact

The Nuttall EncyclopediaRate this definition:0.0 / 0 votes

1. Induction

   the name given to the logical process by which from a study of particular instances we arrive at a general principle or law. The term is also applied to an electric or magnetic effect produced without direct contact and equal to the cause, being essentially its reproduction.

Editors ContributionRate this definition:0.0 / 0 votes

1. induction

   The act and process of inducting.

   The induction process was easy and simple.

   
   

   Submitted by MaryC on March 6, 2020  

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1. • Causing
   • Ceremony
   • Introduction
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Numerology

1. Chaldean Numerology

   The numerical value of induction in Chaldean Numerology is: 9

2. Pythagorean Numerology

   The numerical value of induction in Pythagorean Numerology is: 1

Examples of induction in a Sentence

1. David Prentice:

   These heavily-redacted documents hide a lot of details, and because one method of abortion listed is ‘labor induction,’ there is the distinct possibility that some of these babies were born alive and then their organs harvested, which would be a horrific abuse of science and human decency, there are so many questions raised by this heavily redacted information, and the University of Pittsburgh, as well as NIH, owe clarity and transparency to the American people.

2. Brandon A. Trean:

   The highest form of medicine is the simplest and most honest activation of the placebo effect via self-induction.

3. Stuart Phillips:

   People say that lifting heavier loads is the only way you can recruit type II fibers, but that’s just not true, you can recruit type II muscle fibers by induction of fatigue.

4. Tom Johnston:

   We had everything going and it got dumped on by the pandemic, which kind of sucked, we did the virtual induction into the Rock Roll Hall of Fame, that was pretty much it. Then it was a year of every day's Thursday and nothing ever changes. It was pretty much a lost year.

5. Chairman Naresh Goyal:

   The induction of capacity and the enhanced competitive scenario is creating a constant pressure on yields.

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References

1. ^ Princeton's WordNet
   http://wordnetweb.princeton.edu/perl/webwn?s=induction
2. ^ Wiktionary
   https://en.wiktionary.org/wiki/Induction
3. ^ Samuel Johnson's Dictionary
   https://johnsonsdictionaryonline.com/views/search.php?term=induction
4. ^ ChatGPT
   https://chat.openai.com
5. ^ Webster Dictionary
   https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/induction
6. ^ The Nuttall Encyclopedia
   https://www.gutenberg.org/cache/epub/12342/pg12342-images.html#Induction