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inferences

in·fer·ence
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Transcription

    • US Pronunciation
    • US IPA
    • UK Pronunciation
    • UK IPA
    • [in-fer-uh ns, -fruh ns]
    • /ˈɪn fər əns, -frəns/
    • /ˈɪn.fər.əns/
    • US Pronunciation
    • US IPA
    • [in-fer-uh ns, -fruh ns]
    • /ˈɪn fər əns, -frəns/

Definitions of inferences word

  • noun inferences the act or process of inferring. 1
  • noun inferences something that is inferred: to make rash inferences. 1
  • noun inferences Logic. the process of deriving the strict logical consequences of assumed premises. the process of arriving at some conclusion that, though it is not logically derivable from the assumed premises, possesses some degree of probability relative to the premises. a proposition reached by a process of inference. 1
  • noun inferences Plural form of inference. 1

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Origin of inferences

First appearance:

before 1585
One of the 35% oldest English words
From the Medieval Latin word inferentia, dating back to 1585-95. See infer, -ence

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Parts of speech for Inferences

noun
adjective
verb
adverb
pronoun
preposition
conjunction
determiner
exclamation

inferences popularity

A common word. It’s meaning is known to most children of preschool age. About 92% of English native speakers know the meaning and use the word.
Most Europeans know this English word. The frequency of it’s usage is somewhere between "mom" and "screwdriver".

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Synonyms for inferences

noun inferences

  • implications — something implied or suggested as naturally to be inferred or understood: to resent an implication of dishonesty.
  • corollaries — Plural form of corollary.
  • readingsRufus Daniel Isaacs, 1st Marquis of, 1860–1935, Lord Chief Justice of England 1913–21; viceroy of India 1921–26.
  • conclusions — Plural form of conclusion.
  • deductions — Plural form of deduction.

Antonyms for inferences

noun inferences

  • guesses — Plural form of guess.
  • facts — something that actually exists; reality; truth: Your fears have no basis in fact.
  • proofs — evidence sufficient to establish a thing as true, or to produce belief in its truth.

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