inference

🇺🇸 /ˈɪnfərəns/ 🇬🇧 /ˈɪnfərəns/
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noun
R

a conclusion you reach by thinking about what you know

From the clues, the detective made an inference about who committed the crime.

R

the process of using what you know to form an opinion

Her inference from the data showed that sales would increase next month.

translation

n. a conclusion you reach by thinking about what you know; the process of using what you know to form an opinion

Word Forms

Plural inferences