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- DictionaryIn·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"
4 days ago · An inference is a conclusion that you draw about something by using information that you already have about it. There were two inferences to be drawn from her letter. Synonyms: deduction , conclusion , assumption , reading More Synonyms of inference
From Longman Dictionary of Contemporary English in‧fer‧ence /ˈɪnfərəns/ AWL noun 1 [ countable] something that you think is true, based on information that you have draw/make inferences (about/from something) What inferences have you drawn from this evidence? 2 [ uncountable] when someone infers something by inference He was portrayed as a h...
[uncountable] the act or process of forming an opinion, based on what you already know If he is guilty, then by inference, so is his wife (= it is logical to think so, from the same evidence). See inference in the Oxford Advanced Learner's Dictionary. Check pronunciation: inference.
The action or process of inferring; the drawing of a conclusion from known or assumed facts or statements; esp. in Logic, the forming of a conclusion from data or premisses, either by inductive or deductive methods; reasoning from something known or assumed to something else which follows from it; = illation n.
Inferences are commonly drawn (1) by deduction, which, by analyzing valid argument forms, draws out the conclusions implicit in their premises, (2) by induction, which argues from many instances to a general statement, (3) by probability, which passes from frequencies within a known domain to conclusions of stated likelihood, and (4) by statisti...
noun. the act or process of inferring. something that is inferred: to make rash inferences. Logic. the process of deriving the strict logical consequences of assumed premises.
An inference is a conclusion you reach by applying logic to the evidence you are given. Making inferences while reading is a strategy that will help you learn, remember, and apply what you have read. When you make inferences you are "reading between the lines".
