Meaning

noun a formal entry into an organization or position or office

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

noun reasoning from detailed facts to general principles

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

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