Definition of inference

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

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Deducement :: Deducement (n.) Inference; deduction; thing deduced.
Constructively :: Constructively (adv.) In a constructive manner; by construction or inference.
Follow :: Follow (v. t.) To result from, as an effect from a cause, or an inference from a premise..
Inference :: Inference (n.) That which inferred; a truth or proposition drawn from another which is admitted or supposed to be true; a conclusion; a deduction.
Consequent :: Consequent (n.) That which follows from propositions by rational deduction; that which is deduced from reasoning or argumentation; a conclusion, or inference..
Obversion :: Obversion (n.) The act of immediate inference, by which we deny the opposite of anything which has been affirmed; as, all men are mortal; then, by obversion, no men are immortal. This is also described as immediate inference by privative conception..
Illogical :: Illogical (a.) Ignorant or negligent of the rules of logic or correct reasoning; as, an illogical disputant; contrary of the rules of logic or sound reasoning; as, an illogical inference..
Conjecture :: Conjecture (n.) An opinion, or judgment, formed on defective or presumptive evidence; probable inference; surmise; guess; suspicion..
Consequencing :: Consequencing (n.) Drawing inference.
Illegitimate :: Illegitimate (a.) Not legitimately deduced or inferred; illogical; as, an illegitimate inference..
Construct :: Construct (a.) Formed by, or relating to, construction, interpretation, or inference..
Implication :: Implication (n.) An implying, or that which is implied, but not expressed; an inference, or something which may fairly be understood, though not expressed in words..
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.
Logical :: Logical (a.) According to the rules of logic; as, a logical argument or inference; the reasoning is logical..
Misconclusion :: Misconclusion (n.) An erroneous inference or conclusion.
Non Sequitur :: Non sequitur () An inference which does not follow from the premises.
Explicitly :: Explicitly (adv.) In an explicit manner; clearly; plainly; without disguise or reservation of meaning; not by inference or implication; as, he explicitly avows his intention..
Unstrained :: Unstrained (a.) Not forced; easy; natural; as, a unstrained deduction or inference..
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..
Suspension :: Suspension (n.) A keeping of the hearer in doubt and in attentive expectation of what is to follow, or of what is to be the inference or conclusion from the arguments or observations employed..
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