inference

Pronunciation: /ˈɪn.fɚ.əns/

Reading level: hard

Estimated CEFR level: C1 — Advanced

Estimated from word frequency; not an official CEFR classification.

Definition

  1. 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

Etymology

From Latin inferentia. Morphologically infer + -ence.

In classic literature

Synonyms

illation

Semantic network

Broader (hypernyms)
reasoning
Narrower (hyponyms)
analogy, deduction, extrapolation, derivation, corollary, presumption

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