Initiation vs. Induction
Difference Between Initiation and Induction
Initiationnoun
The act of initiating, or the process of being initiated or introduced
initiation into a societyinitiation into businessinitiation into literatureInductionnoun
An act of inducting.
Initiationnoun
The form or ceremony by which a person is introduced into any society; mode of entrance into an organized body; especially, the rite of admission into a secret society or order.
Inductionnoun
A formal ceremony in which a person is appointed to an office or into military service.
Initiationnoun
(chemistry) The first step of transcription or of transduction.
Inductionnoun
The process of showing a newcomer around a place where they will work or study.
Initiationnoun
a formal entry into an organization or position or office;
his initiation into the clubhe was ordered to report for induction into the armyhe gave a speech as part of his installation into the hall of fameInductionnoun
An act of inducing.
Initiationnoun
the act of starting something for the first time; introducing something new;
she looked forward to her initiation as an adultthe foundation of a new scientific societyhe regards the fork as a modern introductionInductionnoun
(physics) Generation of an electric current by a varying magnetic field.
Initiationnoun
wisdom as evidenced by the possession of knowledge;
his knowledgeability impressed mehis dullness was due to lack of initiationInductionnoun
(logic) Derivation of general principles from specific instances.
Initiationnoun
an act that sets in motion some course of events
Inductionnoun
(mathematics) A method of proof of a theorem by first proving it for a specific case (often an integer; usually 0 or 1) and showing that, if it is true for one case then it must be true for the next.
Inductionnoun
(theater) Use of rumors to twist and complicate the plot of a play or to narrate in a way that does not have to state truth nor fact within the play.
Inductionnoun
(biology) In developmental biology, the development of a feature from part of a formerly homogenous field of cells in response to a morphogen whose source determines the feature's position and extent.
Inductionnoun
(medicine) The process of inducing the birth process.
Inductionnoun
(obsolete) An introduction.
Inductionnoun
a formal entry into an organization or position or office;
his initiation into the clubhe was ordered to report for induction into the armyhe gave a speech as part of his installation into the hall of fameInductionnoun
an electrical phenomenon whereby an electromotive force (EMF) is generated in a closed circuit by a change in the flow of current
Inductionnoun
reasoning from detailed facts to general principles
Inductionnoun
the process whereby changes in the current flow in a circuit produce magnetism or an EMF
Inductionnoun
stimulation that calls up (draws forth) a particular class of behaviors;
the elicitation of his testimony was not easyInductionnoun
(physics) a property of an electric circuit by which an electromotive force is induced in it by a variation of current
Inductionnoun
the act of bringing about something (especially at an early time);
the induction of an anesthetic stateInductionnoun
an act that sets in motion some course of events
