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  • noun Plural form of induction.

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Examples

  • That philosophical background combined with my own observations, which I call my inductions from life, together with my family upbringing, formed my philosophical framework as a young adult and executive.

    Organizations and Markets 2010

  • Socrates drew his inductions from the ordinary and common, he “keeps his feet on the ground, dealing with the most useful subjects at a quiet and everyday pace, advancing at the rate of human life towards both death and the harshest of ordeals that can ever occur.”

    Socrates was an Ugly Dude with a Beautiful Soul « So Many Books 2006

  • Her first practice kept talking about inducing her inductions are a known risk factor for uterine rupture to "increase her chances of success."

    This Sucks 1 Dinosaur 2007

  • We others do not call our inductions and deductions and reductions by any name at all.

    Is Shakespeare Dead? 1909

  • We others do not call our inductions and deductions and reductions by any name at all.

    What Is Man? and Other Essays Mark Twain 1872

  • We others do not call our inductions and deductions and reductions by any name at all.

    Is Shakespeare Dead? from my autobiography Mark Twain 1872

  • 113 Dr. Whewell (_Phil. of Discov. _, p. 246) will not allow these and similar erroneous judgments to be called inductions; inasmuch as such superstitious fancies “were not collected from the facts by seeking a law of their occurrence, but were suggested by an imagination of the anger of superior powers, shown by such deviations from the ordinary course of nature.”

    A System Of Logic, Ratiocinative And Inductive John Stuart Mill 1839

  • Although there were no firm data on other obstetric interventions, the authors thought it was probable that there was also a higher number of procedures such as inductions, vacuum extractions and forceps deliveries compared to IVF/ICSI births and births after natural conception.

    PhysOrg.com - latest science and technology news stories 2010

  • The player ballot for 2011 inductions into the National Soccer Hall of Fame is set.

    Poll: National Soccer Hall of Fame voting 2011

  • Bruce Matthews, who now is an assistant with the Houston Texans, and Munchak are best friends and gave each presentation speeches at each other's Hall of Fame inductions.

    Tennessee Titans Team Report 2010

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