ALL meanings of inference
in·fer·ence
I i - noun inference the act or process of inferring. 1
- noun inference something that is inferred: to make rash inferences. 1
- noun inference Logic. the process of deriving the strict logical consequences of assumed premises. the process of arriving at some conclusion that, though it is not logically derivable from the assumed premises, possesses some degree of probability relative to the premises. a proposition reached by a process of inference. 1
- noun inference A conclusion reached on the basis of evidence and reasoning. 1
- noun Technical meaning of inference (logic) The logical process by which new facts are derived from known facts by the application of inference rules. See also symbolic inference, type inference. 1
- noun inference conclusion 1
- noun inference statistics 1
- countable noun inference An inference is a conclusion that you draw about something by using information that you already have about it. 0
- uncountable noun inference Inference is the act of drawing conclusions about something on the basis of information that you already have. 0
- noun inference the act or process of inferring 0
- noun inference an inferred conclusion, deduction, etc 0
- noun inference any process of reasoning from premises to a conclusion 0
- noun inference the specific mode of reasoning used 0
- noun inference an act or the process of inferring 0
- noun inference a conclusion or opinion arrived at by inferring 0