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noun
The act of inferring or concluding, especially from a set of premises; a conclusion, a deduction.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Usage: countable, uncountable
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Synonyms: determination, ergotism, verdict, award, censure, choice, opinion, conclusion, decision, deduction, illation, inference, judgement/judgment, mind, result, sight, take, view
Antonyms: none provided
noun
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
Definition source: Princeton WordNet 3.0
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Synonyms: inference
Antonyms: none provided
Broader terms: reasoning, logical thinking, abstract thought
Narrower terms: analogy, corollary, derivation, deduction, entailment, implication, extrapolation, presumption
History
From Latin illātiō (“logical inference, deduction, conclusion”), from illātus, perfect passive participle of inferō (“carry or bring into somewhere; conclude”), from in + ferō (“bear, carry; suffer”).
Across languages
17 source translations are retained for this English entry.
