Induction
# 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
