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inferential (adj.)

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

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Definitions of inferential from WordNet

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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