Definition of inference

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Inference (n.) The act or process of inferring by deduction or induction.

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Deductively :: Deductively (adv.) By deduction; by way of inference; by consequence.
Induce :: Induce (v. t.) To generalize or conclude as an inference from all the particulars; -- the opposite of deduce.
Consequence :: Consequence (n.) A proposition collected from the agreement of other previous propositions; any conclusion which results from reason or argument; inference.
Include :: Include (v. t.) To comprehend or comprise, as a genus the species, the whole a part, an argument or reason the inference; to contain; to embrace; as, this volume of Shakespeare includes his sonnets; he was included in the invitation to the family; to and including page twenty-five..
Converse :: Converse (n.) A proposition in which, after a conclusion from something supposed has been drawn, the order is inverted, making the conclusion the supposition or premises, what was first supposed becoming now the conclusion or inference. Thus, if two sides of a sides of a triangle are equal, the angles opposite the sides are equal; and the converse is true, i.e., if these angles are equal, the two sides are equal..
Non Sequitur :: Non sequitur () An inference which does not follow from the premises.
Derivable :: Derivable (a.) That can be derived; obtainable by transmission; capable of being known by inference, as from premises or data; capable of being traced, as from a radical; as, income is derivable from various sources..
Consequential :: Consequential (a.) Following as a consequence, result, or logical inference; consequent..
Construct :: Construct (a.) Formed by, or relating to, construction, interpretation, or inference..
Express :: Express (a.) Directly and distinctly stated; declared in terms; not implied or left to inference; made unambiguous by intention and care; clear; not dubious; as, express consent; an express statement..
Unstrained :: Unstrained (a.) Not forced; easy; natural; as, a unstrained deduction or inference..
Conclusion :: Conclusion (n.) Drawing of inferences.
Now :: Now (adv.) In present circumstances; things being as they are; -- hence, used as a connective particle, to introduce an inference or an explanation..
Ratiocinative :: Ratiocinative (a.) Characterized by, or addicted to, ratiocination; consisting in the comparison of propositions or facts, and the deduction of inferences from the comparison; argumentative; as, a ratiocinative process..
Hasty :: Hasty (n.) Made or reached without deliberation or due caution; as, a hasty conjecture, inference, conclusion, etc., a hasty resolution..
Logical :: Logical (a.) According to the rules of logic; as, a logical argument or inference; the reasoning is logical..
Constructively :: Constructively (adv.) In a constructive manner; by construction or inference.
Inductive :: Inductive (a.) Leading to inferences; proceeding by, derived from, or using, induction; as, inductive reasoning..
Consequent :: Consequent (a.) Following by necessary inference or rational deduction; as, a proposition consequent to other propositions..
Inferential :: Inferential (a.) Deduced or deducible by inference.
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