Synonyms for induction
ɪnˈdʌk ʃənin·duc·tion

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1. induction

   Deduction is reasoning from the general to the particular; induction is reasoning from the particular to the general. Deduction proceeds from a general principle through an admitted instance to a conclusion. Induction, on the other hand, proceeds from a number of collated instances, through some attribute common to them all, to a general principle. The proof of an induction is by using its conclusion as the premise of a new deduction. Thus what is ordinarily known as scientific induction is a constant interchange of induction and deduction. In deduction, if the general rule is true, and the special case falls under the rule, the conclusion is certain; induction can ordinarily give no more than a probable conclusion, because we can never be sure that we have collated all instances. An induction is of the nature of an inference, but while an inference may be partial and hasty, an induction is careful, and aims to be complete. Compare DEMONSTRATION; HYPOTHESIS.

   Synonyms:
   deduction, inference

Complete Dictionary of Synonyms and AntonymsRate these synonyms:3.0 / 1 vote

1. induction

   Synonyms:
   collection, collation, gathering, application

   Antonyms:
   statement, generalization, proposition, class, principle, law, deduction, inference, argumentation, discourse

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1. initiation, induction, installationnoun

   a formal entry into an organization or position or office

   "his initiation into the club"; "he was ordered to report for induction into the army"; "he gave a speech as part of his installation into the hall of fame"

   Synonyms:
   evocation, foundation, instauration, installing, generalization, creation, elicitation, installation, generalisation, instalment, inductive reasoning, knowledgeability, institution, trigger, inductance, founding, innovation, initiation, installment, knowledgeableness, origination, introduction, facility

2. induction, inductancenoun

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

   Synonyms:
   generalisation, trigger, installation, generalization, inductance, inductor, evocation, initiation, elicitation, inductive reasoning

3. generalization, generalisation, induction, inductive reasoningnoun

   reasoning from detailed facts to general principles

   Synonyms:
   generalisation, abstraction, installation, generalization, generality, inductance, stimulus generalization, evocation, initiation, trigger, elicitation, stimulus generalisation, inductive reasoning

4. evocation, induction, elicitationnoun

   stimulation that calls up (draws forth) a particular class of behaviors

   "the elicitation of his testimony was not easy"

   Synonyms:
   generalisation, trigger, installation, generalization, inductance, evocation, initiation, elicitation, inductive reasoning, summoning

5. inductionnoun

   the act of bringing about something (especially at an early time)

   "the induction of an anesthetic state"

   Synonyms:
   generalisation, trigger, installation, generalization, inductance, evocation, initiation, elicitation, inductive reasoning

6. trigger, induction, initiationnoun

   an act that sets in motion some course of events

   Synonyms:
   elicitation, foundation, evocation, introduction, generalization, creation, installation, generalisation, inductive reasoning, knowledgeability, institution, trigger, inductance, founding, gun trigger, initiation, instauration, knowledgeableness, origination, innovation

Matched Categories

1. • Causing
   • Ceremony
   • Introduction
   • Stimulation

Dictionary of English SynonymesRate these synonyms:1.0 / 1 vote

1. inductionnoun

   Synonyms:
   introduction (into office), installation, inauguration, institution

2. inductionnoun

   Synonyms:
   conclusion (from many facts), inference, inductive method, baconian method

3. inductionnoun

   Synonyms:
   (Physics.) influence of proximity

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1. List of paraphrases for "induction":

   inductive, initiation, inducement, inducer, guidance, introductory, flux, orientation, suction

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How to use induction in a sentence?

1. President Pranab Mukherjee:

   My government has approved the induction of women as short service commission officers and as fighter pilots in the Indian Air Force. In the future, my government will induct women in all the fighter streams of our armed forces, in our country 'Shakti', which means power, is the manifestation of female energy. This Shakti defines our strength.

2. Klevis Ylli:

   Both [devices] are based on the same principle — electromagnetic induction.

3. Christina DePino:

   My doctor explained that while not all the reasons are understood, after 37 weeks, patients with ICP are at a very high risk of having a stillborn. He also explained that induction was still my choice, as it is possible to carry a baby to full term and not have a stillborn.

4. Peter Spencer:

   This is an ancient plant, but is one of the most toxic plants on the planet, it's strongly implicated in the induction of neurodegenerative disease.

5. Chef Chris Galarza:

   It’s not true at all that gas stoves cook better, in fact, you can cook about 38.6 pounds of food per hour with your gas range, and it’s going to take time and elbow grease to clean and degrease it afterward. With induction, you can cook 70.9 pounds of food per hour – nearly double the amount of food – and your clean up is going to be a lot easier.