inference | ||
1. | [ noun ] (psychology,logic) 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 observation | |
Synonyms: | illation | |
Related terms: | reasoning deduction analogy derivation corollary extrapolation presumption generalize | |
Similar spelling: |
inferential inferior in_front in_force infertile inebriety in-person in_person inbred in_for infrequent inebriate inbreeding inverse inoperable infrequency inferno inferiority inebriated in_front_of |