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      induction
      noun
      An act of inducting.
      A formal ceremony in which a person is appointed to an office or into military service.
      The process of showing a newcomer around a place where they will work or study.
      An act of inducing.
      (physics) Generation of an electric current by a varying magnetic field.
      (logic) Derivation of general principles from specific instances.
      (mathematics) 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.
      (medicine) The process of inducing labour for the childbirth process.
      (embryology) 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.
      (mechanical engineering) The delivery of air to the cylinders of an internal combustion piston engine.
      (theater) 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.
      (obsolete) An introduction.
      Roots
      ducoduct- · Latin · lead
      Synonyms for induction
      inductanceninitiationngeneralizationnepagogeinstallationnintroductionn
      Words related to induction
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