Inference - definition, pronunciation, transcription
Amer.
|ˈɪnfərəns|
Brit.
|ˈɪnf(ə)r(ə)ns|
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 (syn: illation)
Extra examples
Its existence is only known by inference.
The program uses records of past purchases to make inferences about what customers will buy in the future.
What inference can we draw from these facts?
We made the inference that she had been wrongly accused.
What inferences have you drawn from this evidence?
He was portrayed as a hero and,by inference, Thompson as the villain.
Word forms
noun
singular: inference
plural: inferences
singular: inference
plural: inferences
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