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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Sequela :: Sequela (n.) That which follows as the logical result of reasoning; inference; conclusion; suggestion.
Non Sequitur :: Non sequitur () An inference which does not follow from the premises.
Follow :: Follow (v. t.) To result from, as an effect from a cause, or an inference from a premise..
Deduction :: Deduction (n.) That which is deduced or drawn from premises by a process of reasoning; an inference; a conclusion.
Consequential :: Consequential (a.) Following as a consequence, result, or logical inference; consequent..
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..
Generalization :: Generalization (n.) A general inference.
Induce :: Induce (v. t.) To generalize or conclude as an inference from all the particulars; -- the opposite of deduce.
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..
Judgment :: "Judgment (v. i.) That act of the mind by which two notions or ideas which are apprehended as distinct are compared for the purpose of ascertaining their agreement or disagreement. See 1. The comparison may be threefold: (1) Of individual objects forming a concept. (2) Of concepts giving what is technically called a judgment. (3) Of two judgments giving an inference. Judgments have been further classed as analytic, synthetic, and identical..
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..
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.
Concludency :: Concludency (n.) Deduction from premises; inference; conclusion.
Gather :: Gather (v. t.) To derive, or deduce, as an inference; to collect, as a conclusion, from circumstances that suggest, or arguments that prove; to infer; to conclude..
Conclusion :: Conclusion (n.) Any inference or result of reasoning.
Subinfeudation :: Subibfer (v. t. & i.) To infer from an inference already made.
Inference :: Inference (n.) The act or process of inferring by deduction or induction.
Derivement :: Derivement (n.) That which is derived; deduction; inference.
Consequence :: Consequence (n.) A proposition collected from the agreement of other previous propositions; any conclusion which results from reason or argument; inference.
Consequencing :: Consequencing (n.) Drawing inference.
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