Word | Noun | Adjective | Verb | Adverb |
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inference | Yes | No | No | No |
inferential | No | Yes | No | No |
inference (noun) | inferential (noun) |
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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 |
inference (adjective) | inferential (adjective) |
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relating to or having the nature of illation or inference | |
derived or capable of being derived by inference | |
based on interpretation; not directly expressed | |
of reasoning; proceeding from general premisses to a necessary and specific conclusion | |
resembling or dependent on or arrived at by inference |