Induction involves starting from particular observations to extract a general principle implicit in them.
Induction , from the Latin inductĭo , is the action and effect of inducing (persuading, instigating, causing). For example: “The child acted that way due to the inducement of his parents” , “The sect leader worked hard to induce his followers” , “I do not tolerate politicians who go out of their way to induce their demonstrators to protest.” against the government.”
It is a term that is made up of three Latin components: the prefix in- , which is synonymous with “inwards”; the verb ducere , which can be translated as “drive”; and finally the suffix -cion , which is equivalent to “action and effect.”
Induction in chemistry and physics
Within areas such as chemistry and physics, it is also common to resort to the use of the term in question. Specifically, in these cases we can say that there are two main types of induction:
• Magnetic induction , which is the density of magnetic flux produced by an electric charge in motion and which is closely related to what would be its direction. It is measured using the unit called tesla and whose symbol is B.
• Electromagnetic induction , which is the creation of electromotive force in a body from the influence exerted on it by a magnetic field. It should be noted that it was created in 1831 by the British physicist Michael Faraday.
Labor induction consists of carrying out various actions to trigger the birth of the baby.
The term linked to a birth
In addition to all this, it must be emphasized that the word that we are now analyzing is also used in the field of medicine. Specifically in this field we talk about what is known as labor induction , which is the set of actions that are carried out with the purpose of triggering the moment of birth of the baby.
When the health of the mother or child is in danger, when the child is too big or when the gestation weeks have passed, this procedure is performed.
Induction according to philosophy
For philosophy , induction is the procedure that consists of extracting, from particular observations or experiences, the general principle that is implicit in them . This means that inductive reasoning allows us to obtain a general conclusion from premises with particular data.
An example of induction, in this sense, occurs when, after observing different events of the same nature , a conclusion is drawn that is considered valid for all events of that nature. If a footballer has taken eight penalties in his career and all of them were taken towards the goalkeeper's left side, it is possible to induce that the ninth penalty will also be taken in that direction.
In a similar sense, a child travels to the Patagonian coast with his parents to see the whales and the first four specimens he sees are black. Therefore, it induces that all whales are black.
Induction, of course, is not a foolproof procedure. A person who does not have any knowledge about the population of the Ivory Coast and attends a basketball game of his team may notice that all the players are over 1.90 meters tall. When you notice that the twelve people you know from the Ivory Coast have this height, you may inductively believe that all Ivorians are taller than 1.90 meters , which is not true.