Inference

Of reasoning.   May also be referred to as illation.

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.

This concept's ID is @1~31395

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  • analogy 1 facts

    An inference that if things agree in some respects they probably agree in others.

  • corollary 0 facts

    (logic) an inference that follows directly from the proof of another proposition.

  • derivation 0 facts

    A line of reasoning that shows how a conclusion follows logically from accepted prop...

  • deduction 0 facts

    Something that is inferred (deduced or entailed or implied); "his resignation had political...

  • extrapolation 0 facts

    An inference about the future (or about some hypothetical situation) based on known...

  • presumption 0 facts

    (law) an inference of the truth of a fact from other facts proved or admitted or judicially...