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The finding that electric current can produce magnetic fields led to the idea that magnetic fields could produce electric currents. The production of emfs and currents by the changing magnetic field through a conducting loop is called induction.
Source: https://www.cliffsnotes.com/study-guides/physics/electricity-and-magnetism/electromagnetic-induction