Synonyms for inference
ˈɪn fər əns, -frənsin·fer·ence

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1. inference

   Demonstration, in the strict and proper sense, is the highest form of proof, and gives the most absolute certainty, but can not be applied outside of pure mathematics or other strictly deductive reasoning; there can be proof and certainty, however, in matters that do not admit of demonstration. A conclusion is the absolute and necessary result of the admission of certain premises; an inference is a probable conclusion toward which known facts, statements, or admissions point, but which they do not absolutely establish; sound premises, together with their necessary conclusion, constitute a demonstration. Evidence is that which tends to show a thing to be true; in the widest sense, as including self-evidence or consciousness, it is the basis of all knowledge. Proof in the strict sense is complete, irresistible evidence; as, there was much evidence against the accused, but not amounting to proof of guilt. Moral certainty is a conviction resting on such evidence as puts a matter beyond reasonable doubt, while not so irresistible as demonstration. Compare HYPOTHESIS; INDUCTION.

   Synonyms:
   certainty, conclusion, consequence, deduction, demonstration, evidence, induction, proof

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1. inference

   Synonyms:
   deduction, corollary, conclusion, consequence

   Antonyms:
   statement, proposition, enunciation

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1. inference, illationnoun

   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

   Synonyms:
   illation

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1. inferencenoun

   Synonyms:
   conclusion, deduction, consequence, corollary

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1. inferencenoun

   Synonyms:
   deduction, conclusion, illation, corollary

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1. List of paraphrases for "inference":

   deduction, implication, conclusion, inductive

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1. Andrew Grey:

   The inference that the media stories were a major influence on prescribing trends for bisphosphonates should be treated with caution.

2. Thomas Jefferson:

   A bill of rights is what the people are entitled to against every government on earth, general or particular, and what no just government should to rest on inference.

3. Henry David Thoreau:

   We do not learn by inference and deduction and the application of mathematics to philosophy, but by direct intercourse and sympathy.

4. Pete Buttigieg:

   Democrats inference that Donald Trump is guilty because Donald Trump does not voluntarily permit Donald Trump deputies to testify hasrankled Republicans, who assert the importance of the presumption of innocence. Joe Biden then knocked Trumps argument that less than half of Americans support Joe Biden removal from office. Hes dumbing down the presidency beyond what I even thought Joe Biden would do, Joe Biden said. We need to restore the integrity of the presidency. Democratic presidential candidates from left, entrepreneur Andrew Yang, South Bend Mayor South Bend Mayor Pete Buttigieg, Sen. Elizabeth Warren, D-Mass., former Vice President Joe Biden, Sen. Bernie Sanders, I-Vt., Sen. Amy Klobuchar, D-Minn., and businessman Tom Steyer stand on stage during a Democratic presidential primary debate Thursday, Dec. 19, 2019, in Los Angeles. ( Associated Press) Later, Democrats largely defended Trumps breakthrough U.S.-Mexico-Canada Agreement, which White House passed hours earlier. However, candidatesrailed against Trumps economy, despite multipleindicators that the economy is doing well. The U.S. unemployment rate stands at a half-century low of 3.5 percent, backed by consistently strong job gains in recent months that have largely squelched fears of a recession that had taken hold over the summer. This economy is not working for most of us, the middle class is getting killed, Joe Biden added. Joe Biden said the economy was not.

5. Jim Skea:

   No inference in the chapter is drawn that such people are or could be refugees. The word refugee does not appear in the desertification chapter.