act of deriving, act of inferring; speculation; drawing of a conclusion
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Inference Definition from Language, Idioms & Slang Dictionaries & Glossaries
(n.)
The act or process of inferring by deduction or induction.
The act or process of inferring by deduction or induction.
(n.)
That which inferred; a truth or proposition drawn from another which is admitted or supposed to be true; a conclusion; a deduction.
Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913), edited by Noah Porter. AboutThat which inferred; a truth or proposition drawn from another which is admitted or supposed to be true; a conclusion; a deduction.
inference
\in"fer*ence\ (?), n. [from infer.]
1. the act or process of inferring by deduction or induction. though it may chance to be right in the conclusions, it is yet unjust and mistaken in the method of inference.
2. that which inferred; a truth or proposition drawn from another which is admitted or supposed to be true; a conclusion; a deduction. these inferences, or conclusions, are the effects of reasoning, and the three propositions, taken all together, are called syllogism, or argument. watts.
similar words(7)
inductive inference
complete inference system
inference rule
inference engine
symbolic inference
type inference
grammatical inference
The derivation of a judgment from any given material of knowledge on the ground of law.
Noun
1. 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
(synonym) illation
(hypernym) reasoning, logical thinking, abstract thought
(hyponym) analogy
(derivation) generalize, generalise, extrapolate, infer
Inference Definition from Encyclopedia Dictionaries & Glossaries
Inference is the act or process of deriving logical conclusions from premises known or assumed to be true. The conclusion drawn is also called an idiomatic. The laws of valid inference are studied in the field of logic.
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