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   In·fer·ence

   /ˈinf(ə)rəns/

   

   noun

   • 1. a conclusion reached on the basis of evidence and reasoning: "researchers are entrusted with drawing inferences from the data"
   • ▪ the process of inferring something: "his emphasis on order and health, and by inference cleanliness"

   Word Origin late 16th century: from medieval Latin inferentia, from inferent- ‘bringing in’, from the verb inferre (see infer).

   Scrabble Points: 14

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