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Definition of Inference
1. Noun. The reasoning involved in drawing a conclusion or making a logical judgment on the basis of circumstantial evidence and prior conclusions rather than on the basis of direct observation.
Exact synonyms: Illation
Generic synonyms: Abstract Thought, Logical Thinking, Reasoning
Specialized synonyms: Analogy, Corollary, Derivation, Deduction, Entailment, Implication, Extrapolation, Presumption
Derivative terms: Infer, Infer, Infer, Inferential, Inferential, Inferential
Generic synonyms: Abstract Thought, Logical Thinking, Reasoning
Specialized synonyms: Analogy, Corollary, Derivation, Deduction, Entailment, Implication, Extrapolation, Presumption
Derivative terms: Infer, Infer, Infer, Inferential, Inferential, Inferential
Definition of Inference
1. n. The act or process of inferring by deduction or induction.
Definition of Inference
1. Noun. The act or process of inferring by deduction or induction. ¹
2. Noun. That which is inferred; a truth or proposition drawn from another which is admitted or supposed to be true; a conclusion; a deduction. ¹
¹ Source: wiktionary.com
Definition of Inference
1. [n -S]
Medical Definition of Inference
1. The logical process of passing from observations and axioms to generalizations; in statistics, the development of generalizations from sample data, usually with calculated degrees of uncertainty. (05 Mar 2000)
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