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inference meaning

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WInference
  • Inference is the act or process of deriving logical conclusions from premises known or assumed to be true. The conclusion drawn is also called an idiomatic. The laws of valid inference are studied in the field of logic.
  • Alternatively, inference may be defined as the non-logical, but rational means, through observation of patterns of facts, to indirectly see new meanings and contexts for understanding.
  • Human inference (i.e. how humans draw conclusions) is traditionally studied within the field of cognitive psychology; artificial intelligence researchers develop automated inference systems to emulate human inference.
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    Definition of inference in English Dictionary

  • NounPLinferencesSUF-ence
    1. (uncountable) The act or process of inferring by deduction or induction.
      1. (countable) That which is inferred; a truth or proposition drawn from another which is admitted or supposed to be true; a conclusion; a deduction.
      2. More Examples
        1. Used in the Middle of Sentence
          • Our results suggest that connectomic inference should proceed in the joint space of the two connectomes, which has significant neuroscientific implications..
          • The hypothetical syllogism inference rule states the transitivity of implication.
          • It is true that [ … ] the questions of the justification of inductive inferences normally lead to further problems, associated with the phenomenon of the underdetermination of theory by experience.
      • Part-of-Speech Hierarchy
        1. Nouns
          • Countable nouns
            • Singularia tantum
              • Uncountable nouns
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          Meaning of inference for the defined word.

          Grammatically, this word "inference" is a noun, more specifically, a countable noun and a singularia tantum.
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