the act of inducing, bringing about, or causing

induction of the hypnotic state.

the act of inducting; introduction; initiation.

formal installation in an office, benefice, or the like.

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.

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.

a presentation or bringing forward, as of facts or evidence.

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 .

Embryology . the process or principle by which one part of the embryo influences the differentiation of another part.

Biochemistry . the synthesis of an enzyme in response to an increased concentration of its substrate in the cell.

an introductory unit in literary work, esp. in an early play; prelude or scene independent of the main performance but related to it.

Archaic . a preface.

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blackballing , expulsion , rejection

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consecration , draft , entrance , greetings , inaugural , inauguration , installation , instatement , institution , introduction , investiture , ordination , selection , conclusion , conjecture , deducement , generalization , judgment , logical reasoning , ratiocination , rationalization , reason , conscription , levy , foreword , lead-in , overture , preamble , preface , prelude , prolegomenon , prologue