Meaning | 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. |
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Synonym | inference |
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Narrower | analogy | An inference that if things agree in some respects they probably agree in others |
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corollary | (logic) an inference that follows directly from the proof of another proposition |
deduction, entailment, implication | Something that is inferred / inferred / inferred (deduced or entailed or implied) |
derivation | A line of reasoning that shows how a conclusion follows logically from accepted propositions |
extrapolation | An inference about the future (or about some hypothetical situation) based on known facts and observations |
presumption | (law) an inference of the truth of a fact from other facts proved or admitted or judicially / judicially noticed |
Broader | reasoning, logical thinking, abstract thought | Thinking that is coherent and logical |
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Spanish | deducción, ilación, inferencia |
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Catalan | il·lació, inferència |
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