Induction

Induction or inductive may refer to:

Biology and medicine

 * Labor induction (of birth)
 * Induction chemotherapy, in medicine
 * Induced stem cells, derived from other cell types
 * Enzyme induction and inhibition

Chemistry

 * Induction period, slow stage of a reaction
 * Inductive cleavage, in organic chemistry
 * Inductive effect, change in electron density
 * Asymmetric induction, preferring one stereoisomer over another

Computing

 * Grammar induction
 * Inductive bias
 * Inductive probability
 * Inductive programming
 * Rule induction
 * Word-sense induction

Mathematics

 * Backward induction in game theory and economics
 * Induced representation, in representation theory
 * Mathematical induction, a method of proof
 * Strong induction
 * Structural induction
 * Transfinite induction
 * Epsilon-induction
 * Parabolic induction

Philosophy

 * Inductive reasoning, in logic

Physics

 * Electromagnetic induction
 * Electrostatic induction
 * Forced induction, or turbocharging, of an engine

Other uses

 * Induction (play), an opening scene
 * Induction (teachers), support of novice teachers
 * Inductive reasoning aptitude
 * Collective Induction, in psychology
 * Hypnotic induction, causing hypnosis
 * "Induction", a song by Broken Spindles from Fulfilled/complete
 * "Induction" (short story), a short story by Greg Egan