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- Dictionaryin·fer·ence/ˈinf(ə)rəns/
noun
- 1. a conclusion reached on the basis of evidence and reasoning: "researchers are entrusted with drawing inferences from the data"
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The meaning of INFERENCE is something that is inferred; especially : a conclusion or opinion that is formed because of known facts or evidence. How to use inference in a sentence.
INFERENCE definition: 1. a guess that you make or an opinion that you form based on the information that you have: 2. a…. Learn more.
An inference is an idea or conclusion that's drawn from evidence and reasoning. An inference is an educated guess. We learn about some things by experiencing them first-hand, but we gain other knowledge by inference — the process of inferring things based on what is already known.
An inference is a conclusion that you draw about something by using information that you already have about it. There were two inferences to be drawn from her letter.
noun. the act or process of inferring. something that is inferred: to make rash inferences. Logic. the process of deriving the strict logical consequences of assumed premises.
INFERENCE meaning: 1. a guess that you make or an opinion that you form based on the information that you have: 2. a…. Learn more.
The action or process of inferring; the drawing of a conclusion from known or assumed facts or statements; esp. in Logic, the forming of a conclusion from data or premisses, either by inductive or deductive methods; reasoning from something known or assumed to something else which follows from it; = illation n.
Definition of inference noun in Oxford Advanced Learner's Dictionary. Meaning, pronunciation, picture, example sentences, grammar, usage notes, synonyms and more.
INFERENCE definition: a fact that you decide is true because of the information that you have: . Learn more.
1. [noncount] : the act or process of reaching a conclusion about something from known facts or evidence. Its existence is only known by inference. 2. [count] : a conclusion or opinion that is formed because of known facts or evidence.
