A process of reasoning that moves from the general to the specific, in which a conclusion follows necessarily from the premises presented, so that the conclusion cannot be false if the premises are true.
A conclusion; that which is deduced, concluded or figured out
The ability or skill to deduce or figure out; the power of reason
That which is deducted; that which is subtracted or removed
A sum that can be removed from tax calculations; something that is written off
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