Tikibu: pronunciation dictionary with use examples

Word: induction
IPA transcription: [,ɪnd'ʌkʃən]
Pronunciations of induction
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noun meaning of the word
  • Synonyms: initiation, induction, installation
    Meaning: 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: induction, inductance
    Meaning: an electrical phenomenon whereby an electromotive force (EMF) is generated in a closed circuit by a change in the flow of current
  • Synonyms: generalization, generalisation, induction, inductive_reasoning
    Meaning: reasoning from detailed facts to general principles
Usage examples
  • It is taken to be an established fact in nature, a valid induction from man's knowledge of natural order.
  • Some of these principles have even greater evidence than the principle of induction, and the knowledge of them has the same degree of certainty as the knowledge of the existence of sense-data.
  • In regard to the former, deduction is the right mode of argument, whereas in regard to the latter, induction is always theoretically preferable, and warrants a greater confidence in the truth of our conclusion, because all empirical generalizations are more uncertain than the instances of them.
0. Word pronunciation is derived from article recording Yao Ming, License CC BY-SA 4.0
1. Word pronunciation is derived from article recording Roy Orbison, License CC BY-SA 4.0
2. Word pronunciation is derived from article recording Hockey Hall of Fame, License CC BY-SA 4.0
3. Word pronunciation is derived from article recording Parity of zero, License CC BY-SA 4.0
4. Word pronunciation is derived from article recording Bill Clinton, License CC BY-SA 4.0
5. Word pronunciation is derived from article recording Repeating coil, License CC BY-SA 4.0