Induction
Most common meanings
Inductive reasoning, used in science and the scientific method
Mathematical induction, a way of proving things in math
Electromagnetic induction in physics and engineering
Other articles
Induction (play), an opening scene in a play, notably used in early English plays
Rite of passage
Orientation week, an induction program for new students at Universities
Teacher induction, the support and guidance provided to novice educators in the early stages of their careers
Induction (teachers), the period of one year following qualification as a teacher in the United Kingdom
Induction program, the process used within many businesses to welcome new employees to the company and prepare them for their new role
In biology and chemistry:
Induction (biology) is the initiation or cause of a change or process in developmental biology
Enzyme induction and inhibition is a process in which a molecule (e.g. a drug) induces (i.e. initiates or enhances) or inhibits the expression of an enzyme
Induction (birth), induction of childbirth
asymmetric induction is the formation of one specific stereoisomer in the presence of a nearby chiral center
In psychology:
Induction procedure, the act of inducing a hypnotic state
Post Induction Therapy, a therapy which is based on the theory that childhood trauma, including child abuse and neglect, is the origin of developmental immaturity
Inductive reasoning aptitude, an aptitude or personality characteristic
In philosophy, logic, and computer science:
Inductive reasoning, used in science and the scientific method
Rhetorical induction
Backward induction in game theory and economics
Concept learning is the induction of a concept (category) from observations
Theoretical foundations of induction, see:
Computational learning theory
Version Space
Statistical Learning Theory
PAC Learning
Algorithmic Information Theory.
Concept learning, for citations to foundational work by Watanabe, Solomonoff, Rendell, etc.
In mathematics:
Mathematical induction, a method of proof in the field of mathematics
Strong induction, or Complete induction, a variant of mathematical induction
Transfinite induction, a kind of mathematical induction
-induction, a kind of transfinite induction
Structural induction, a generalization of mathematical induction
'Statistical induction', also known as inferential statistics
In physics:
Electromagnetic induction in physics and engineering
'Magnetic induction', see magnetic field
Electrostatic induction
Radio frequency induction
Induction heating
Induction cooker uses induction heating for cooking.
Induction sealing
forced induction, with combustion engines, is the use of a gas compressor added to the air intake