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| 1. | [ adjective ] (logic) of reasoning; proceeding from general premisses to a necessary and specific conclusion | |
| Related terms: | logic deductive | |
| 2. | [ adjective ] relating to or having the nature of illation or inference | |
| Synonyms: | illative | |
| Examples: | "the illative faculty of the mind" |
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| Related terms: | inference inference | |
| 3. | [ adjective ] derived or capable of being derived by inference | |
| Related terms: | connotative | |
| 4. | [ adjective ] (logic) resembling or dependent on or arrived at by inference | |
| Synonyms: | illative | |
| Examples: | "an illative conclusion" "inferential reasoning" |
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| Related terms: | deductive | |
| 5. | [ adjective ] based on interpretation; not directly expressed | |
| Related terms: | constructive | |
| Similar spelling: |
in_front infertile infernal inference inebriety inebriant in_perpetuity inoperative infrequent infertility infernally inebriation inferior in_force in-person in_person |
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