- an act or the process of inferring
- a conclusion or opinion arrived at by inferring
Origin of inference
Medieval Latin inferentia
Bethany made an inference about the contents inside the wrapped gift based on the sound it made when she shook it.
The definition of inference is an educated guess made through observation.
An example of inference is a scientist guessing at the result of an experiment using things he's already learned.
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inference
noun
- a. The act or process of deriving logical conclusions from premises known or assumed to be true.b. The act of reasoning from factual knowledge or evidence.
- a. Something inferred.b. Usage Problem A hint or suggestion: The editorial contained an inference of foul play in the awarding of the contract. See Usage Note at infer.
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Noun
See also: inférence(countable and uncountable, plural inferences)
- (uncountable) The act or process of inferring by deduction or induction.
- (countable) That which is inferred; a truth or proposition drawn from another which is admitted or supposed to be true; a conclusion; a deduction.
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inference - Legal Definition
n
A logical conclusion drawn from available facts; the
process of arriving at such a conclusion.
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Sentence Examples
- The inference was insulting.
- The pre-existence of souls is another inference from the immutability of God.
- There were inferences of discrimination from the arrangements adopted by the employers.
- The teacher asked the students to draw an inference based on the clues given in the storybook.
- This is, however, very doubtful, and an entirely different inference is possible.
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