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il·la·tion I0032700 (ĭ-lā′shən)n.1. The act of inferring or drawing conclusions.2. A conclusion drawn; a deduction. Also called illative. [Late Latin illātiō, illātiōn-, from Latin illātus, past participle of īnferre, to carry in, infer : in-, in; see in-2 + lātus, brought; see telə- in Indo-European roots.]illation (ɪˈleɪʃən) n (Logic) a rare word for inference[C16: from Late Latin illātiō a bringing in, from Latin illātus brought in, from inferre to bring in, from in-2 + ferre to bear, carry]il•la•tion (ɪˈleɪ ʃən) n. 1. the act of inferring. 2. an inference; conclusion. [1525–35; < Latin illātiō act of bringing in, derivative (with -tiō -tion) of inferre to bear in (past participle illātus); see infer] illationthe process of inferring or deducing; also, that which is inferred or deduced. — illative, adj.See also: ThinkingThesaurusNoun | 1. | illation - 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 observationinferenceabstract thought, logical thinking, reasoning - thinking that is coherent and logicalanalogy - an inference that if things agree in some respects they probably agree in otherscorollary - (logic) an inference that follows directly from the proof of another propositionderivation - a line of reasoning that shows how a conclusion follows logically from accepted propositionsentailment, implication, deduction - something that is inferred (deduced or entailed or implied); "his resignation had political implications"extrapolation - an inference about the future (or about some hypothetical situation) based on known facts and observationspresumption - (law) an inference of the truth of a fact from other facts proved or admitted or judicially noticed |
illationnounA position arrived at by reasoning from premises or general principles:conclusion, deduction, illative, inference, judgment.Translationsillation
Synonyms for illationnoun a position arrived at by reasoning from premises or general principlesSynonyms- conclusion
- deduction
- illative
- inference
- judgment
Synonyms for illationnoun 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 observationSynonymsRelated Words- abstract thought
- logical thinking
- reasoning
- analogy
- corollary
- derivation
- entailment
- implication
- deduction
- extrapolation
- presumption
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