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   In·duc·tion

   /inˈdəkSH(ə)n/

   

   noun

   • 1. the action or process of inducting someone to a position or organization: "the league's induction into the Baseball Hall of Fame"
   • ▪ a formal introduction to a new job or position: "an induction course"
   • ▪ enlistment into military service. US
   • 2. the process or action of bringing about or giving rise to something: "isolation, starvation, and other forms of stress induction"
   • ▪ the process of bringing on childbirth or abortion by artificial means, typically by the use of drugs.
   • 3. the inference of a general law from particular instances: "the admission that laws of nature cannot be established by induction"
   • ▪ the production of facts to prove a general statement.
   • ▪ a means of proving a theorem by showing that if it is true of any particular case it is true of the next case in a series, and then showing that it is indeed true in one particular case.
   • 4. the production of an electric or magnetic state by the proximity (without contact) of an electrified or magnetized body.
   • ▪ the production of an electric current in a conductor by varying the magnetic field applied to the conductor.
   • 5. the stage of the working cycle of an internal combustion engine in which the fuel mixture is drawn into the cylinders.

   Word Origin late Middle English: from Latin inductio(n-), from the verb inducere ‘lead into’ (see induce).

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   The meaning of INDUCTION is the act or process of inducting (as into office). How to use induction in a sentence. the act or process of inducting (as into office); the formality by which a civilian is inducted into military service…

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   an occasion when someone is formally introduced into a new job or organization, especially through a special ceremony: induction into Their induction into the church took place in June. induction as Her induction as mayor took place in the town hall. an induction ceremony. [ C or U, C or U ] mainly UK.

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   noun. a process of reasoning, used esp in science, by which a general conclusion is drawn from a set of premises, based mainly on experience or experimental evidence. The conclusion goes beyond the information contained in the premises, and does not follow necessarily from them.

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   Definitions of induction. noun. the act of bringing about something (especially at an early time) “the induction of an anesthetic state”. see more. noun. a formal entry into an organization or position or office. “he was ordered to report for induction into the army”. synonyms: initiation, installation.

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   [uncountable, countable] induction (into something) the process of introducing somebody to a new job, skill, organization, etc.; a ceremony at which this takes place. induction into the local business community; The induction of new students will take place in the main hall.

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   1 [uncountable, countable] induction (into something) the process of introducing someone to a new job, skill, organization, etc.; a ceremony at which this takes place An induction ceremony was held for the new National Guard recruits. The induction of new students will take place in the main hall.

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   INDUCTION definition: the process of officially accepting someone into a new job or an organization: . Learn more.