induction
in·duc·tion
noun \in-ˈdək-shən\Definition of INDUCTION
1
a : the act or process of inducting (as into office) b : an initial experience : initiation c : the formality by which a civilian is inducted into military service
2
a (1) : inference of a generalized conclusion from particular instances — compare deduction 2a (2) : a conclusion arrived at by induction b : mathematical demonstration of the validity of a law concerning all the positive integers by proving that it holds for the integer 1 and that if it holds for an arbitrarily chosen positive integer k, it must hold for the integer k + 1 —called also mathematical induction
3
: a preface, prologue, or introductory scene especially of an early English play
4
a : the act of bringing forward or adducing (as facts or particulars) b : the act of causing or bringing on or about c : the process by which an electrical conductor becomes electrified when near a charged body, by which a magnetizable body becomes magnetized when in a magnetic field or in the magnetic flux set up by a magnetomotive force, or by which an electromotive force is produced in a circuit by varying the magnetic field linked with the circuit d : the inspiration of the fuel-air charge from the carburetor into the combustion chamber of an internal combustion engine e : the process by which the fate of embryonic cells is determined (as by the action of adjacent cells) and morphogenetic differentiation brought about
Examples of INDUCTION
- Many people attended the bishop's induction.
- The induction ceremony was held at a banquet hall.
- the registration and induction of draftees
First Known Use of INDUCTION
14th century
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Synonyms: baptism, inaugural, inauguration, installation, initiation, installment (also instalment), investiture, investment
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