induction

induction
noun
[mass noun]

the action or process of inducting someone to a post or organization
就职；入会
induction into membership of a masonic brotherhood.
加入成为共济会会员。
■[usu. as modifier]a formal introduction to a new job or position
正式就职
an induction course.
就职过程。
■(US)enlistment into military service
(美)征召入伍
the process or action of bringing about or giving rise to something
导致，引起
isolation, starvation, and other forms of stress induction.
孤立、饥饿及其他导致压力的情况。
■(Medicine)the process of bringing on childbirth or abortion by artificial means, typically by the use of drugs
(医)（尤指使用药物进行的）引产，流产
(Logic)the inference of a general law from particular instances
(逻)归纳。常与 deduction 相对
■(induction of)the production of facts to prove a general statement
（为证明普通说法）提出（事实）
■(亦作 mathematical induction)(Mathematics)a means of proving a theorem by showing that if it is true of any particular case it is true of the next case in a series, and then showing that it is indeed true in one particular case
(数)归纳法
the production of an electric or magnetic state by the proximity (without contact) of an electrified or magnetized body
电磁感应。参见 magnetic induction
■the production of an electric current in a conductor by varying the magnetic field applied to the conductor
感应（改变导体磁场从而产生电流）
the stage of the working cycle of an internal-combustion engine in which the fuel mixture is drawn into the cylinders
（内燃机）进气，吸气

语源

late Middle English: from Latin inductio(n-), from the verb inducere 'lead into' (see induce)

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