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induction

in·duc·tion

UK/ɪnˈdʌkʃən/ US/ˌɪˈndʌkʃʌn/ uncommon obsolete

noun

1.

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”
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2.

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

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4.

the process whereby changes in the current flow in a circuit produce magnetism or an EMF

5.

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

  • “the elicitation of his testimony was not easy”
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6.

(physics) a property of an electric circuit by which an electromotive force is induced in it by a variation of current

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7.

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

  • “the induction of an anesthetic state”
8.

an act that sets in motion some course of events

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Origin

Inherited from Middle English induction, from Old French induction, from Latin inductiō, from indūcō (“to lead”). By surface analysis, induct + -ion or induce + -tion.

Phrases

  • backward induction
  • electromagnetic induction
  • forced induction
  • grammar induction
  • induction axiom
  • induction burner
  • induction circuit
  • induction coil

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