Induction

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[edit] Most common meanings

• Inductive reasoning, used in science and the scientific method
• Mathematical induction, a method of proof in the field of mathematics
• Electromagnetic induction in physics and engineering

[edit] 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

In biology and chemistry:

• Induction (biology) is the initiation or cause of a change or process in developmental biology
• Induction period - the time interval between the initial cause and the appearance of the first measurable effect
• 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

• Inductive reasoning aptitude, an aptitude or personality characteristic

In philosophy, logic, and computer science:

• Inductive reasoning, used in science and the scientific method
• Backward induction in game theory and economics
• Concept learning is the induction of a concept (category) from observations

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 heater, equipment used in all forms of induction heating using either MF (medium frequency) or RF (radio frequency)
    • Induction sealing, a non-contact method of heating a metallic disk to hermetically seal the top of plastic and glass containers
    • Induction forging, pre-heating of metals prior to deformation using a press or hammer
    • Induction hardening, heat treatment in which a metal part is heated by induction heating and then quenched
    • Induction shrink fitting, pre-heating metal components causing them to expand and allow for the insertion or removal of another component
• forced induction, with combustion engines, is the use of a gas compressor added to the air intake

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