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initiation: a formal entry into an organization or position or office; "his initiation into the club"; "he was ordered to report for induction into the army"; "he gave a speech as part of his installation into the hall of fame" an electrical phenomenon whereby an electromotive force (EMF) is generated in a closed circuit by a change in the flow of current generalization: reasoning from detailed facts to general principles evocation: stimulation that calls up (draws forth) a particular class of behaviors; "the elicitation of his testimony was not easy" the act of bringing about something (especially at an early time); "the induction of an anesthetic state" trigger: an act that sets in motion some course of events
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| indentation |
a concave cut into a surface or edge (as in a coastline) pitting: the formation of small pits in a surface as a consequence of corrosion the space left between the margin and the start of an indented line the act of cutting into an edge with toothlike notches or angular incisions
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| induction of labor |
(obstetrics) inducing the childbirth process artificially by administering oxytocin or by puncturing the amniotic sac
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| index case |
the earliest documented case of a disease that is included in an epidemiological study
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| index |
a numerical scale used to compare variables with one another or with some reference number a number or ratio (a value on a scale of measurement) derived from a series of observed facts; can reveal relative changes as a function of time list in an index exponent: a mathematical notation indicating the number of times a quantity is multiplied by itself an alphabetical listing of names and topics along with page numbers where they are discussed provide with an index; "index the book" the finger next to the thumb adjust through indexation; "The government indexes wages and prices"
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