inference

Noun

Meaning

The act or process of inferring by deduction or induction.

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

Source: Webster's dictionary

Synonyms

consequence conclusion deduction illation sens lemma meaning view reason analysis overtone decision understanding belief logic

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Antonyms

being case fact beginning business experience

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Hypernyms

reasoning abstract thought logical thinking

Hyponyms

analogy derivation implication deduction presumption corollary

Phrases with the word

ecological inference fallacy analogical inference by inference draw the inference natural inference abductive inference

Examples

Econometrics may be defined as the quantitative analysis of actual economic phenomena based on the concurrent development of theory and observation, related by appropriate methods of inference. Paul Samuelson

Whatever we know without inference is mental. Bertrand Russell

The wisdom obtained in the higher states of consciousness is different from that obtained by inference and testimony as it refers to particulars. Patañjali

The conjuror or con man is a very good provider of information. He supplies lots of data, by inference or direct statement, but it's false data. Scientists aren't used to that scenario. An electron or a galaxy is not capricious, nor deceptive; but a human can be either or both. James Randi

People who have given us their complete confidence believe that they have a right to ours. The inference is false, a gift confers no rights. Friedrich Nietzsche

Close letter words and terms

inferability inferable inferably inference rule inference to the best explanation inferencing