inferential (adj.)

1650s, from Medieval Latin inferentia (see inference) + -al (1). Related: Inferentially.

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1590s, "action of inferring;" 1610s, "that which is inferred;" from Medieval Latin inferentia, from Latin inferentem (nominative inferens), present participle of inferre "bring into; conclude, deduce" (see infer).

-al (1)

suffix forming adjectives from nouns or other adjectives, "of, like, related to, pertaining to," Middle English -al, -el, from French or directly from Latin -alis (see -al (2)).

referential (adj.)

"relating to or having reference to," 1650s, from reference (n.) on model of inferential, etc. Related: Referentially.

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Definitions of inferential

inferential (adj.)

relating to or having the nature of illation or inference;

Synonyms: illative

inferential (adj.)

of reasoning; proceeding from general premisses to a necessary and specific conclusion;

inferential (adj.)

resembling or dependent on or arrived at by inference;

inferential reasoning

Synonyms: illative

inferential (adj.)

derived or capable of being derived by inference;

inferential (adj.)

based on interpretation; not directly expressed;

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