inference
The act or process of inferring by deduction or inductionThe act or process of inferring by deduction or induction.
» In certain situations, inferences are needed.
Meaning
4 senses(uncountable)The act or process of inferring by deduction or induction.
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(countable)That which is inferred; a truth or proposition drawn from another which is admitted or supposed to be true; a conclusion; a deduction.
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(uncountable)Output generated by a trained machine learning model as it applies learned patterns to new data.
(countable)An instance or example of this, such as a prediction, classification, decision, etc.
- the reasoning involved in drawing a conclusion or making a logical judgment on the basis of circumstantial evidence and prior conclusions rather than on the basis of direct observation
Examples
5 sentencesIn certain situations, inferences are needed.
Is this an observation or an inference?
You must draw inferences but not speculate.
Select the statements which are observations rather than inferences.
Type inference has three outputs whereas checking only has two.
Translations
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Origin
From Latin inferentia. Morphologically infer + -ence.From Latin inferentia. Morphologically infer + -ence.
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Forms
plural: inferencesSynonyms
18 synonyms- the reasoning involved in drawing a conclusion or making a logical judgment on the basis of circumstantial evidence and prior conclusions rather than on the basis of direct observation:illation
Word family
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