inductions

noun

Definition of inductionsnext
plural of induction
1
as in inaugurations
the process or an instance of being formally placed in an office or organization the formal induction will be tomorrow, but the college president has already started work

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2
as in deductions
an opinion arrived at through a process of reasoning the urbanologist's controversial induction that a thriving bohemian community is vital to a city's economic health

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  1. deductions
  2. determinations
  3. conclusions
  4. consequences
  5. decisions
Noun
  • Should cannabis become legal on a federal level, Marte could access federal tax deductions for payroll and other business expenses, and expanded banking options with lower fees.
    Tom Huddleston Jr.,Eric Clark, CNBC, 4 Jan. 2025
  • In college — with scores capped at a 10 — routines are all about achieving perfection, with minimal, if any, deductions.
    Benjamin Royer, Los Angeles Times, 3 Jan. 2025
Definition of deductions
Noun
  • None of the New York evidence matters in the extradition hearings; the hearings aren’t probable cause determinations.
    Patrick Smith, NBC News, 12 Dec. 2024
  • The Department of Homeland Security, which makes such determinations, has designated the upcoming 2025 certification as a national special security event.
    Avery Lotz, Axios, 12 Dec. 2024
Definition of determinations
Noun
  • The ability to draw statistical conclusions and use predictive analytics to reduce hazards with fewer resources is made possible by them.
    Chuck Brooks, Forbes, 24 Dec. 2024
  • The Department of Justice conducted its own independent investigation and reached the same fundamental conclusions.
    Gord Magill, Newsweek, 21 Dec. 2024
Definition of conclusions
Noun
  • This divide has serious consequences for gender equality and economic opportunity.
    Joseph Cimpian, The Conversation, 8 Jan. 2025
  • Working Long Days Can Be Risky Impaired performance due to long shifts can have disastrous consequences.
    Lieke ten Brummelhuis, Forbes, 8 Jan. 2025
Definition of consequences
Noun
  • Remember that actions follow choices/decisions based on a strategy/framework/approach/guiding principles (how) to deliver a mission/objective/goal (what) in order to achieve a purpose/intent (why).
    George Bradt, Forbes, 6 Jan. 2025
  • Finally, this is the sort of data analysis that is needed before making policy decisions that impose new regulations on housing.
    Roger Valdez, Forbes, 6 Jan. 2025
Definition of decisions
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