Forcing may refer to:

Mathematics and science

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  • Forcing (mathematics), a technique for obtaining independence proofs for set theory
  • Forcing (computability), a modification of Paul Cohen's original set theoretic technique of forcing to deal with the effective concerns in recursion theory
  • Forcing (horticulture), bringing a cultivated plant into growth outside of its natural season.
  • Forcing, driving a harmonic oscillator at a particular frequency
  • Cloud forcing, the difference between the radiation budget components for average cloud conditions and cloud-free conditions
  • Forcing bulbs, the inducement of plants to flower earlier than their natural season
  • Radiative forcing, the difference between the incoming radiation energy and the outgoing radiation energy in a given climate system

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