Definition of inference

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Inference (n.) That which inferred; a truth or proposition drawn from another which is admitted or supposed to be true; a conclusion; a deduction.

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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..
General :: General (a.) Comprehending many species or individuals; not special or particular; including all particulars; as, a general inference or conclusion..
Reason :: Reason (n.) To exercise the rational faculty; to deduce inferences from premises; to perform the process of deduction or of induction; to ratiocinate; to reach conclusions by a systematic comparison of facts.
Sequel :: Sequel (n.) Conclusion; inference.
Argue :: Argue (v. t.) To prove or evince; too manifest or exhibit by inference, deduction, or reasoning..
Non Sequitur :: Non sequitur () An inference which does not follow from the premises.
Deducement :: Deducement (n.) Inference; deduction; thing deduced.
Inductive :: Inductive (a.) Leading to inferences; proceeding by, derived from, or using, induction; as, inductive reasoning..
Inferential :: Inferential (a.) Deduced or deducible by inference.
Consequencing :: Consequencing (n.) Drawing inference.
Datum :: Datum (n.) Something given or admitted; a fact or principle granted; that upon which an inference or an argument is based; -- used chiefly in the plural.
Inferentially :: Inferentially (adv.) By way of inference.
Subinfeudation :: Subibfer (v. t. & i.) To infer from an inference already made.
Reason :: Reason (n.) Hence: To carry on a process of deduction or of induction, in order to convince or to confute; to formulate and set forth propositions and the inferences from them; to argue..
Hence :: Hence (adv.) From this reason; as an inference or deduction.
Corollary :: Corollary (n.) Something which follows from the demonstration of a proposition; an additional inference or deduction from a demonstrated proposition; a consequence.
Postulated :: Postulated (a.) Assumed without proof; as, a postulated 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..
Conclusion :: Conclusion (n.) Any inference or result of reasoning.
Inference :: Inference (n.) The act or process of inferring by deduction or induction.
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