Induction - Definition

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