English

induction

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  1. (countable, uncountable) An act of inducting.
  2. (countable, uncountable) An act of inducting.
  3. (countable, uncountable) An act of inducting.
  4. (countable, uncountable) An act of inducing.
  5. (countable, uncountable) An act of inducing.
  6. (countable, uncountable) An act of inducing.
  7. (countable, uncountable) An act of inducing.
  8. (countable, uncountable) An act of inducing.
  9. (countable, uncountable) An act of inducing.
  10. (countable, uncountable) An act of inducing.
  11. (countable, uncountable) The process of inducing labour for the childbirth process.
  12. (countable, obsolete, uncountable) An introduction.

Opposite of
deduction
Frequency

24k
Pronounced as (IPA)
/ɪnˈdʌkʃən/
Etymology

Inherited from Middle English
induction
In summary

Inherited from Middle English induction, from Old French induction, from Latin inductiō, from indūcō (“I lead”). By surface analysis, induct + -ion or induce + -tion.

Related words
introduction initiation differentiation suppression transformation activation participation

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