inference

Noun
  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 (synset 105782611)
    is a type of: abstract thought, logical thinking, reasoning - thinking that is coherent and logical
    subtypes:
    • analogy - an inference that if things agree in some respects they probably agree in others
    • corollary - (logic) an inference that follows directly from the proof of another proposition
    • derivation - a line of reasoning that shows how a conclusion follows logically from accepted propositions
    • deduction, entailment, implication - something that is inferred (deduced or entailed or implied)
    • extrapolation - an inference about the future (or about some hypothetical situation) based on known facts and observations
    • presumption - (law) an inference of the truth of a fact from other facts proved or admitted or judicially noticed
    same as: illation

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