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WordReference Random House Learner's Dictionary of American English © 2024in•fer•ence /ˈɪnfərəns, ˈɪnfrəns/USA pronunciation n. - [countable] an act or instance of inferring:Don't make such rash inferences from such small evidence.
the process of drawing a conclusion from reasoning:[uncountable]Deductive inference can sometimes lead to the wrong conclusion. in•fer•en•tial /ˌɪnfəˈrɛnʃəl/USA pronunciation adj. See -fer-. WordReference Random House Unabridged Dictionary of American English © 2024in•fer•ence (in′fər əns, -frəns),USA pronunciation n. - the act or process of inferring.
- something that is inferred:to make rash inferences.
- Philosophy[Logic.]
- the process of deriving the strict logical consequences of assumed premises.
- the process of arriving at some conclusion that, though it is not logically derivable from the assumed premises, possesses some degree of probability relative to the premises.
- a proposition reached by a process of inference.
- Medieval Latin inferentia. See infer, -ence
- 1585–95
Collins Concise English Dictionary © HarperCollins Publishers:: inference /ˈɪnfərəns -frəns/ n - the act or process of inferring
- an inferred conclusion, deduction, etc
- any process of reasoning from premises to a conclusion
- the specific mode of reasoning used
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