Definitions for induction
Overview of noun induction
The noun induction has 6 senses? (first 3 from tagged texts)
1. (2) initiation, induction, installation
(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")
2. (1) induction, inductance
(an electrical phenomenon whereby an electromotive force (EMF) is generated in a closed circuit by a change in the flow of current)
3. (1) generalization, generalisation, induction, inductive reasoning
(reasoning from detailed facts to general principles)
4. evocation, induction, elicitation
(stimulation that calls up (draws forth) a particular class of behaviors; "the elicitation of his testimony was not easy")
5. induction
(the act of bringing about something (especially at an early time); "the induction of an anesthetic state")
6. trigger, induction, initiation
(an act that sets in motion some course of events)
