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inference

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inference


Main Entry:
in·fer·ence Listen to the pronunciation of inference
Pronunciation:
\ˈin-f(ə-)rən(t)s, -fərn(t)s\
Function:
noun
Date:
1594
1: the act or process of inferring: as a: the act of passing from one proposition, statement, or judgment considered as true to another whose truth is believed to follow from that of the former b: the act of passing from statistical sample data to generalizations (as of the value of population parameters) usually with calculated degrees of certainty 2: something that is inferred; especially : a proposition arrived at by inference3: the premises and conclusion of a process of inferring
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