as in deduction
an opinion arrived at through a process of reasoning
that seems like a reasonable inference, but in this case it happens to be incorrect
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Recent Examples of inference
Nvidia will also tap the startup’s inference technology, which offers high throughput and low latency for running large language models and other AI workloads.
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Liz Napolitano, CNBC, 29 Dec. 2025
What Parents Need To Know About ‘The SpongeBob Movie’
The movie has a PG rating, and rightly so, because some of the humor and inferences can sometimes be a bit provocative for younger viewers—or might just go over their head.
—Lynnette Nicholas, Parents, 19 Dec. 2025
Inside a secure environment, the Nvidia or Intel hardware that NEAR uses automatically decrypts the query, the model runs inference on it, and it is sent back in an encrypted form.
—Rachyl Jones, semafor.com, 10 Dec. 2025
These models are unknowable—black boxes with anthropomorphic traits, but that are ultimately a series of complex calculations and statistical inferences based on mind-boggling sums of training data; much of that information was taken without express permission from its creators.
—Charlie Warzel, The Atlantic, 30 Nov. 2025
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Liz Napolitano, CNBC, 29 Dec. 2025
What Parents Need To Know About ‘The SpongeBob Movie’
The movie has a PG rating, and rightly so, because some of the humor and inferences can sometimes be a bit provocative for younger viewers—or might just go over their head.
—Lynnette Nicholas, Parents, 19 Dec. 2025
Inside a secure environment, the Nvidia or Intel hardware that NEAR uses automatically decrypts the query, the model runs inference on it, and it is sent back in an encrypted form.
—Rachyl Jones, semafor.com, 10 Dec. 2025
These models are unknowable—black boxes with anthropomorphic traits, but that are ultimately a series of complex calculations and statistical inferences based on mind-boggling sums of training data; much of that information was taken without express permission from its creators.
—Charlie Warzel, The Atlantic, 30 Nov. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for inference
Noun
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That guidance included a chart of the maximum and minimum payment for households before deductions.—
Daniel McFadin,
Arkansas Online,
6 Nov. 2025
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This tax incentive enables businesses to immediately deduct 100% of the cost of qualifying assets, such as machinery and vehicles, rather than spreading the deduction over several years.—
Brittney Melton,
NPR,
6 Nov. 2025
Noun
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As the train hurtles toward its final destination, mother and daughter must confront both their past and the paranormal – before the journey reaches a deadly conclusion.—
Zac Ntim,
Deadline,
6 Nov. 2025
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The tariffs case in most respects appears to be an instance in which the conservative Justices would favor limiting executive power, but the idea that foreign affairs and emergencies are different may muddy that conclusion.—
Jeannie Suk Gersen,
New Yorker,
6 Nov. 2025
Noun
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Like her unprecedented sapphire engagement ring, her wedding tiara represented a determination to stay true to herself.—
Bailey Bujnosek,
InStyle,
8 Jan. 2026
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Here in California, our determination to defend our own laws, to hold fast to climate protections and civil rights, felt no longer like partisanship but survival.—
Jonathan Taplin,
Rolling Stone,
7 Jan. 2026
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“Inference.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/inference. Accessed 9 Jan. 2026.
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