induction

noun
/ɪnˈdʌkʃən/

Etymology

Inherited from Middle English induction, from Old French induction, from Latin inductiō, from indūcō (“to lead”). By surface analysis, induct + -ion or induce + -tion.

  1. derived from inductiō
  2. derived from induction
  3. inherited from induction

Definitions

  1. An act of inducting.

    • I know not you; nor am I well pleased to make this time, as the affair now stands, the induction of your acquaintance.
    • These promises are fair, the parties sure, / And our induction full of prosperous hope.
  2. An act of inducing.

    • One of the first examples of the immunogenicity of recombinantly derived antibodies was with murine anti-CD3 monoclonal antibody (OKT3) used in the induction of immunosupression after organ transplantation.
  3. The process of inducing labour for the childbirth process.

  4. + 1 more definition
    1. An introduction.

      • This is but an induction: I'lldraw / The curtains of the tragedy hereafter.

The neighborhood

Vish — recursive loop

A definitional loop anchored at induction. Each word in the ring is defined by the next; follow the chain far enough and it folds back on itself. Scroll to it and watch.

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A definitional loop anchored at induction. Each word in the ring appears in the definition of the next; follow the chain far enough and it folds back on itself.

10 hops · closes at induction

curated · pre-corpus. live cycle detection across the full graph is the next major milestone.

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