ALL meanings of induction
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I i - noun induction logic: process 1
- noun induction military 1
- noun induction logic: conclusion 1
- noun induction the act of inducing, bringing about, or causing: induction of the hypnotic state. 1
- noun induction the act of inducting; introduction; initiation. 1
- noun induction formal installation in an office, benefice, or the like. 1
- noun induction Logic. any form of reasoning in which the conclusion, though supported by the premises, does not follow from them necessarily. the process of estimating the validity of observations of part of a class of facts as evidence for a proposition about the whole class. a conclusion reached by this process. 1
- noun induction Also called mathematical induction. Mathematics. a method of proving a given property true for a set of numbers by proving it true for 1 and then true for an arbitrary positive integer by assuming the property true for all previous positive integers and applying the principle of mathematical induction. 1
- noun induction The action or process of inducting someone to a position or organization. 1
- noun induction a presentation or bringing forward, as of facts or evidence. 1
- noun induction Electricity, Magnetism. the process by which a body having electric or magnetic properties produces magnetism, an electric charge, or an electromotive force in a neighboring body without contact. Compare electromagnetic induction, electrostatic induction. 1
- noun induction Embryology. the process or principle by which one part of the embryo influences the differentiation of another part. 1
- noun induction Biochemistry. the synthesis of an enzyme in response to an increased concentration of its substrate in the cell. 1
- noun induction an introductory unit in literary work, especially in an early play; prelude or scene independent of the main performance but related to it. 1
- noun induction Archaic. a preface. 1
- noun Definition of induction in Technology (logic) A method of proving statements about well-ordered sets. If S is a well-ordered set with ordering "<", and we want to show that a property P holds for every element of S, it is sufficient to show that, for all s in S, IF for all t in S, t < s => P(t) THEN P(s) I.e. if P holds for anything less than s then it holds for s. In this case we say P is proved by induction. The most common instance of proof by induction is induction over the natural numbers where we prove that some property holds for n=0 and that if it holds for n, it holds for n+1. (In fact it is sufficient for "<" to be a well-founded partial order on S, not necessarily a well-ordering of S.) 1
- noun induction magnetism 1
- noun induction initiation to club, job 1
- noun induction induced childbirth 1
- noun induction course, etc.: training 1
- variable noun induction Induction is a procedure or ceremony for introducing someone to a new job, organization, or way of life. 0
- uncountable noun induction Induction is a method of reasoning in which you use individual ideas or facts to give you a general rule or conclusion. 0
- uncountable noun induction Induction is the process by which electricity or magnetism is passed between two objects or circuits without them touching each other. 0
- noun induction the act of inducting or state of being inducted 0
- noun induction the act of inducing 0
- noun induction (in an internal-combustion engine) the part of the action of a piston by which mixed air and fuel are drawn from the carburettor to the cylinder 0
- noun induction 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. Thus an inductive argument may be highly probable, yet lead from true premises to a false conclusion 0
- noun induction a conclusion reached by this process of reasoning 0
- noun induction the process by which electrical or magnetic properties are transferred, without physical contact, from one circuit or body to another 0
- noun induction the effect of one tissue, esp an embryonic tissue, on the development of an adjacent tissue 0
- noun induction the process by which synthesis of an enzyme is stimulated by the presence of its substrate 0
- noun induction a method of proving a proposition that all integers have a property, by first proving that 1 has the property and then that if the integer n has it so has n + 1 0
- noun induction the application of recursive rules 0
- noun induction a formal introduction or entry into an office or position 0
- noun induction (as modifier) 0
- noun induction the formal enlistment of a civilian into military service 0
- noun induction an inducting or being inducted; installation, initiation, etc. 0
- noun induction an introduction; preface or prelude 0
- noun induction an inducing, or bringing about 0
- noun induction a bringing forward of separate facts or instances, esp. so as to prove a general statement 0
- noun induction the influence of one tissue upon the development of adjacent tissue, as by the diffusion of a chemical substance to nearby tissue 0
- noun induction reasoning from particular facts or individual cases to a general conclusion; also, a conclusion reached by such reasoning 0
- noun induction a method of proving a theorem which holds true for all whole numbers greater than or equal to some first number, by demonstrating that it holds true for the first number and by showing that, if it holds true for all the subsequent numbers preceding a given number, then it must hold for the next following number 0
- noun induction the act or process by which an electric or magnetic effect is produced in an electrical conductor or magnetizable body when it is exposed to the influence or variation of a field of force 0
- noun induction the transference of the explosive mixture of air and fuel from the carburetor to the cylinder of an internal-combustion engine 0
- noun induction Induction is the drawing in of air or an air/fuel mixture into an engine. 0