sequitur

noun

ˈse-kwə-tər How to pronounce sequitur (audio)
Definition of sequiturnext
as in inference
an opinion arrived at through a process of reasoning a reasonable sequitur from that announcement is that you'll be leaving the company

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  1. inference
  2. deduction
  3. conclusion
Noun
  • It should be built to help identify which evidence is credible; to generate the strongest competing explanations; to distinguish facts from inference and prediction; and to make uncertainty visible rather than manufacture precision.
    — Keren Yarhi-Milo, Time, 8 Nov. 2026
  • In robot manipulation tests, VFlash also cut overall inference latency by about 80% on NVIDIA’s Jetson Thor and DGX Spark platforms, potentially helping robots respond faster to changing environments.
    — Neetika Walter, Interesting Engineering, 6 Nov. 2026
Definition of inference
Noun
  • That can make payroll contributions more tax-efficient than contributing on your own and claiming a deduction later, said certified financial planner and enrolled agent Andy Panko, the founder of Tenon Financial in Metuchen, New Jersey.
    — Stephanie Dhue,Sharon Epperson, CNBC, 5 Nov. 2026
  • Brazil's Supreme Court is investigating claims that Bolsonaro used a sports betting company to launder fraudulent deductions from government pensions paid to senior citizens.
    — Arkansas Online, Arkansas Online, 29 Oct. 2026
Definition of deduction
Noun
  • That requires testing whether signals have predictive value, examining them together and avoiding automatic conclusions about individual behaviors.
    — Artem Lalaiants, Forbes.com, 6 Nov. 2026
  • Laster also suggested that the company’s financial advisors had data disputing our conclusions.
    — Jeffrey Sonnenfeld, Fortune, 6 Nov. 2026
Definition of conclusion
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“Sequitur.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/sequitur. Accessed 9 Nov. 2026.

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