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Induce vs Inductance - What's the difference?

induce | inductance |

As a verb induce

is to lead by persuasion or influence; incite.

As a noun inductance is

the property of an electric circuit by which a voltage is induced in it by a changing magnetic field.

induce

English

Verb

(induc)
  • To lead by persuasion or influence; incite.
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  • To cause, bring about, lead to.
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  • (physics) To cause or produce (electric current or a magnetic state) by a physical process of induction.
  • (logic) To infer by induction.
  • (obsolete) To lead in, bring in, introduce.
  • (obsolete) To draw on, place upon.
  • Synonyms

    * (to cause) bring about, instigate, prompt, stimulate, trigger, provoke

    Antonyms

    * (logic) deduce

    Anagrams

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    References

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    inductance

    English

    Noun

    (wikipedia inductance)
  • The property of an electric circuit by which a voltage is induced in it by a changing magnetic field.
  • :The power cable itself has enough inductance to disrupt the digital signal of the video output cable, due to poor shielding.
  • The quantity of the resulting electromagnetic flux divided by the current that produces it, measured in henries (SI symbol: H .)
  • :What is the inductance of that power supply's main inductor?
  • Derived terms

    *self-inductance *mutual inductance *leakage inductance