Initiation vs. Induction

Initiation vs. Induction — Is There a Difference?
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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 literature

Inductionnoun

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.

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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 fame

Inductionnoun

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 introduction

Inductionnoun

(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 initiation

Inductionnoun

(logic) Derivation of general principles from specific instances.

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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 fame

Inductionnoun

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 easy

Inductionnoun

(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 state

Inductionnoun

an act that sets in motion some course of events