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inference (n.)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).
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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