A premise from which conclusions are drawn.
A floating reference point, or SLDMB, used to evaluate surface currents in a body of water. Often employed by coastal search and rescue.
A fixed reference point or set of reference points which precisely define a system of measurement or a coordinate system.
A fact known from direct observation.
To provide missing data points by using a mathematical model to extrapolate values that are outside the range of a measuring device.
Derivation of general principles from specific instances.
An act of inducing.
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.
An act of inducting.
The process of inducing the birth process.
The delivery of air to the cylinders of an internal combustion piston engine.
Generation of an electric current by a varying magnetic field.
A formal ceremony in which a person is appointed to an office or into military service.
The process of showing a newcomer around a place where they will work or study.
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.
Given a group of cells that emits or displays a substance, the influence of this substance on the fate of a second group of cells