inference 音标拼音: ['ɪnfɚəns]
n . 推理,推论,推断,推测
推理,推论,推断,推测
inference 推理
inference n 1 :
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 [
synonym : {
inference }, {
illation }]
Inference \
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n . [
From {
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1 .
The act or process of inferring by deduction or induction .
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Though it may chance to be right in the conclusions ,
it is yet unjust and mistaken in the method of inference . --
Glanvill .
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2 .
That which inferred ;
a truth or proposition drawn from another which is admitted or supposed to be true ;
a conclusion ;
a deduction . --
Milton .
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These inferences ,
or conclusions ,
are the effects of reasoning ,
and the three propositions ,
taken all together ,
are called syllogism ,
or argument . --
I .
Watts .
Syn :
Conclusion ;
deduction ;
consequence .
Usage : {
Inference }, {
Conclusion }.
An inference is literally that which is brought in ;
and hence ,
a deduction or induction from premises , --
something which follows as certainly or probably true .
A conclusion is stronger than an inference ;
it shuts us up to the result ,
and terminates inquiry .
We infer what is particular or probable ;
we conclude what is certain .
In a chain of reasoning we have many inferences ,
which lead to the ultimate conclusion . "
An inference is a proposition which is perceived to be true ,
because of its connection with some known fact ." "
When something is simply affirmed to be true ,
it is called a proposition ;
after it has been found to be true by several reasons or arguments ,
it is called a conclusion ." --
I .
Taylor .
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76 Moby Thesaurus words for "
inference ":
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a fortiori reasoning ,
a posteriori reasoning ,
a priori reasoning ,
allegory ,
allusion ,
analysis ,
arcane meaning ,
assumption ,
axiom ,
coloration ,
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derivation ,
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guess ,
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hint ,
hypothesis ,
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illation ,
implication ,
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import ,
induction ,
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innuendo ,
intimation ,
ironic suggestion ,
judgment ,
meaning ,
metaphorical sense ,
nuance ,
occult meaning ,
overtone ,
particularization ,
philosophical induction ,
postulate ,
postulation ,
postulatum ,
premise ,
presumption ,
presupposal ,
presupposition ,
proposition ,
ratiocination ,
reckoning ,
sequitur ,
set of postulates ,
subsense ,
subsidiary sense ,
suggestion ,
supposal ,
supposing ,
supposition ,
surmise ,
syllogism ,
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symbolism ,
synthesis ,
thesis ,
tinge ,
touch ,
undercurrent ,
undermeaning ,
understanding ,
undertone ,
working hypothesis
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