Induction
WordNet
noun
(1) An act that sets in motion some course of events
(2) The act of bringing about something (especially at an early time)
"The induction of an anesthetic state"
(3) Reasoning from detailed facts to general principles
(4) Stimulation that calls up (draws forth) a particular class of behaviors
"The elicitation of his testimony was not easy"
(5) 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"
(6) An electrical phenomenon whereby an electromotive force (EMF) is generated in a closed circuit by a change in the flow of current
WiktionaryText
Noun
- the act of inducting
- a formal ceremony in which a person is appointed to 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 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