Definizione monolingua

induction

induction (plural inductions)

1. the act of inducting
2. a formal ceremony in which a person is appointed to an office or into military service
3. (physics) the generation of an electric current by a varying magnetic field
4. (logic) the derivation of general principles from specific instances
5. (mathematics) A general proof of a theorem by first proving it for a specific integer (for example) and showing that, if it is true for one integer then it must be true for the next.
6. (theater) The use of rumors to twist and complicate the plot of a play or to narrate in a way that does not have to state truth nor fact within the play.
7. (biology) In developmental biology, the development of a feature from part of a formerly homogenous field of cells in response to a morphogen whose source determines the features position and extent.
8. (obsolete) an introduction

Definizione dizionario induction

	induzione
	the act of inducting
	generation of an electric current by a varying magnetic field
	the derivation of general principles from specific instances

	autoinduzione
	generation of an electric current by a varying magnetic field

Altri significati:

a formal ceremony in which a person is appointed to an office or into military service

(theater) The use of rumors to twist and complicate the plot of a play or to narrate in a way that does not have to state truth nor fact within the play.

Reasoning from detailed facts to general principles.

(logic) the derivation of general principles from specific instances

(mathematics) A general proof of a theorem by first proving it for a specific integer (for example) and showing that, if it is true for one integer then it must be true for the next.

the act of inducing childbirth

(biology) In developmental biology, the development of a feature from part of a formerly homogenous field of cells in response to a morphogen whose source determines the feature's position and extent.

(physics) the generation of an electric current by a varying magnetic field

a general proof of a theorem

(obsolete) an introduction

An electrical phenomenon whereby an electromotive force (EMF) is generated in a closed circuit by a change in the flow of current.