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Induktion — meaning in English

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English meaning

  • induction noun A formal process of introducing someone into a new role, organization, or position.

Senses

Induktion is used for these senses in English:

  • induction (embryology) Given a group of cells that emits or displays a substance, the influence of this substance on the fate of a second group of cells.
  • inductive reasoning The process of making inferences based upon observed patterns, or simple repetition. Often used in reference to predictions about what will happen or does happen, based upon what has happened.

induction — full definition

  1. noun A formal process of introducing someone into a new role, organization, or position.
  2. noun The process of introducing a new employee or student to a place of work or study.
  3. noun A method of reasoning that draws general conclusions from specific observations.
  4. noun The generation of an electric current by a changing magnetic field.
  5. noun A method of mathematical proof that establishes a base case and then shows each case implies the next.

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