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inference
[ in-fer-uhns, -fruhns ]
noun
- the act or process of inferring.
- something that is inferred:
to make rash inferences.
- Logic.
- the process of deriving the strict logical consequences of assumed premises.
- the process of arriving at some conclusion that, though it is not logically derivable from the assumed premises, possesses some degree of probability relative to the premises.
- a proposition reached by a process of inference.
Other ˜yÐÄvlog Forms
- ³¾¾±²õ·¾±²Ôf±ð°ù·±ð²Ô³¦±ð noun
- ±è°ù±ð·¾±²Ôf±ð°ù·±ð²Ô³¦±ð noun
- ²õ³Üp±ð°ù·¾±²Ôf±ð°ù·±ð²Ô³¦±ð noun
˜yÐÄvlog History and Origins
Origin of inference1
Idioms and Phrases
see draw an inference .Example Sentences
The inference was because I was pregnant the two bullets would be used.
The prosecution barrister told the court they could "easily draw inference, the intent was to kill".
They were able to draw inferences about the global climate on land, about productivity of different regions, and about characteristics of the various biomes of the Miocene compared to today.
"The court must draw inferences but not speculate," she concluded.
Judge Benson also said the panel had drawn an inference that Liverpool had declined to provide statistics about the diversity of its roughly 800 strong workforce during the tribunal process because the figures were "bad".
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Definitions and idiom definitions from Dictionary.com Unabridged, based on the Random House Unabridged Dictionary, © Random House, Inc. 2023
Idioms from The American Heritage® Idioms Dictionary copyright © 2002, 2001, 1995 by Houghton Mifflin Harcourt Publishing Company. Published by Houghton Mifflin Harcourt Publishing Company.
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