Definition of INDUCTION (original) (raw)

: the act or process of inducting (as into office)

: the formality by which a civilian is inducted into military service

a(1)

: inference of a generalized conclusion from particular instances compare deduction sense 2a

(2)

: a conclusion arrived at by induction

: mathematical demonstration of the validity of a law concerning all the positive integers by proving that it holds for the integer 1 and that if it holds for an arbitrarily chosen positive integer k, it must hold for the integer k + 1

called also mathematical induction

: the process by which an electrical conductor becomes electrified when near a charged body, by which a magnetizable body becomes magnetized when in a magnetic field or in the magnetic flux set up by a magnetomotive force, or by which an electromotive force is produced in a circuit by varying the magnetic field linked with the circuit

: the inspiration of the fuel-air charge from the carburetor into the combustion chamber of an internal combustion engine

: the process by which the fate of embryonic cells is determined (as by the action of adjacent cells) and morphogenetic differentiation brought about

: the act of bringing forward or adducing something (such as facts or particulars)

: the act of causing or bringing on or about

: a preface, prologue, or introductory scene especially of an early English play

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Examples of induction in a Sentence

Many people attended the bishop's induction. The induction ceremony was held at a banquet hall. the registration and induction of draftees

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Andruw Jones was the second runner-up among the players who did not reach the 75 percent threshold for induction. —Gordon G. Chang, Newsweek, 24 Jan. 2025 Look for Chase Utley to make a major upward in 2026, greasing the skids for future induction. —Tony Blengino, Forbes, 22 Jan. 2025 To qualify for induction, a songwriter with a notable catalog of songs qualifies for induction 20 years after the first commercial release of a song. —Jem Aswad, Variety, 22 Jan. 2025 And this will be one of the most memorable induction weekends in the history of baseball’s Magic Kingdom. —Jayson Stark, The Athletic, 21 Jan. 2025 See all Example Sentences for induction