(mathematics) A method of proof which, in terms of a predicate P, could be stated as: if P(0) is true and if for any natural number n>0, P(n) implies P(n+1), then P(n) is true for any natural number n.

plural of induction loop

An electromagnetic communication and detection system, relying on the fact that a moving magnet will induce an electrical current in a nearby conducting wire.

(game theory) The process of reasoning backwards in time, from the end of a problem or situation, to determine a sequence of optimal actions.

Alternative spelling of coinduction

(business) The process used within many businesses to welcome new employees to the company and prepare them for their new role.

plural of co-induction

plural of induction oven

An oven that uses electromagnetic induction to generate heat.

The transfer of energy from one circuit to another by virtue of the mutual inductance between the circuits.