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induction Definition
(n)
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
"
(n)
an
electrical
phenomenon
whereby
an
electromotive
force
(
EMF
)
is
generated
in
a
closed
circuit
by
a
change
in
the
flow
of
current
(n)
reasoning
from
detailed
facts
to
general
principles
(n)
the
process
whereby
changes
in
the
current
flow
in
a
circuit
produce
magnetism
or
an
EMF
(n)
stimulation
that
calls
up
(
draws
forth
)
a
particular
class
of
behaviors
; "
the
elicitation
of
his
testimony
was
not
easy
"
(n) (
physics
)
a
property
of
an
electric
circuit
by
which
an
electromotive
force
is
induced
in
it
by
a
variation
of
current
(n)
the
act
of
bringing
about
something
(
especially
at
an
early
time
); "
the
induction
of
an
anesthetic
state
"
(n)
an
act
that
sets
in
motion
some
course
of
events
induction Synonyms
elicitation
evocation
generalisation
generalization
inductance
induction
inductive reasoning
initiation
installation
trigger
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