induction

C1 Topic:Work & Careers

US /ɪnˈdʌkʃən/ See IPA manual

Freq #23591

Meanings

1

noun
the act of formally introducing someone into a job, group, or position

All new employees attend an induction on their first day.
2

noun
a way of reasoning that uses particular facts to reach a general conclusion

Scientists often use induction to form theories from their observations.
3

noun
the act of causing a particular state or process to begin

The doctors discussed the induction of labour for the pregnant patient.

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Synonyms

1 noun · the act of formally... initiation installation

2 noun · a way of reasoning that... inductive reasoninggeneralization

Word family

Forms inductions

Derived forms adipoinductionautoinductionchondroinductionco-inductioncoinductioncounterinductiondeinductionenantioinductionhyperinductioninductionalinductionisminductionless

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Phrases (1)

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mathematical induction
a proof method that establishes a starting case and shows each case implies the next

Adjective + noun

Etymology

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

*dewk- Proto-Indo-European induction Middle English inductiō Latin

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Topics

Work & Careers Philosophy & Reasoning Word Formation & Derivatives

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# induction

**Type:** Word
**Level:** C1
**Part of speech:** noun
**IPA (US):** /ɪnˈdʌkʃən/
**Frequency rank:** 23591

## Meanings
1. the act of formally introducing someone into a job, group, or position
2. a way of reasoning that uses particular facts to reach a general conclusion
3. the act of causing a particular state or process to begin

## Examples
- All new employees attend an induction on their first day.
- Scientists often use induction to form theories from their observations.
- The doctors discussed the induction of labour for the pregnant patient.

## Derived Forms
- adipoinduction
- autoinduction
- chondroinduction
- co-induction
- coinduction
- counterinduction
- deinduction
- enantioinduction
- hyperinduction
- inductional
- inductionism
- inductionless

## Roots and Affixes
- Root: *dewk-
- Root: induction
- Root: inductiō

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

## AI Etymology
Induction is inherited from Middle English induction, from Old French induction, from Latin inductiō, from indūcō (“to lead”). By surface analysis, induct + -ion or induce + -tion. Important historical forms include Proto-Indo-European *dewk-, Middle English induction, Old French induction, and Latin inductiō. In present-day use, it can mean the act of formally introducing someone into a job, group, or position, or a way of reasoning that uses particular facts to reach a general conclusion. Derived formations include adipoinduction, autoinduction, chondroinduction, co-induction, coinduction.

## Topics
- Work & Careers
- Philosophy & Reasoning
- Word Formation & Derivatives

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