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Induction

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- 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

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- 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
- cancer induction 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 simple:Induction

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