noun · 5 senses · updated from the 2026-07-25 local source snapshot
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UK:/ˈɪn.fə.ɹəns/
UK:[ˈɪɱ.fə.ɹəns]
UK:[ˈɪɱ.fɹəns]
Southern-England:Recorded audio is listed in the source snapshot.
Canada, US:/ˈɪn.fɚ.əns/
Canada, US:[ˈɪɱ.fɚ.əns]
Canada, US:/ˈɪn.fɹəns/
Canada, US:[ˈɪɱ.fɹəns]
Australian:/ˈɪn.fə.ɹəns/
Australian:[ˈɪɱ.fə.ɹəns]
Australian:[ˈɪɱ.fɹəns]
BrisbaneRecorded audio is listed in the source snapshot.
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Digits mark lexical stress: 1 primary, 2 secondary, 0 unstressed.
1
noun
Meaning 1
The act or process of inferring by deduction or induction.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Usage: uncountable
No example sentence was provided for this meaning.
Meaning relationships
Synonyms: none provided
Antonyms: none provided
2
noun
Meaning 2
That which is inferred; a truth or proposition drawn from another which is admitted or supposed to be true; a conclusion; a deduction.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Usage: countable
No example sentence was provided for this meaning.
Output generated by a trained machine learning model as it applies learned patterns to new data.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Usage: uncountable
Qualifier: artificial intelligence
No example sentence was provided for this meaning.
Meaning relationships
Synonyms: none provided
Antonyms: none provided
4
noun
Meaning 4
An instance or example of this, such as a prediction, classification, decision, etc.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Usage: countable
Qualifier: artificial intelligence
No example sentence was provided for this meaning.
Meaning relationships
Synonyms: none provided
Antonyms: none provided
5
noun
Meaning 5
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
No example sentence was provided for this meaning.
Meaning relationships
Synonyms: illation
Antonyms: none provided
Broader terms: reasoning, logical thinking, abstract thought
