ILLATION Synonyms
There are 3 hypernyms of the word illation. (close relations)
Definition of ILLATION
Best Alternative Words for ILLATION
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inference | nounn | |||||||
noun • 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 | ||||||||
conclusion | nounn | |||||||
noun • a position or opinion or judgment reached after consideration • an intuitive assumption • the temporal end; the concluding time • event whose occurrence ends something • the proposition arrived at by logical reasoning (such as the proposition that must follow from the major and minor premises of a syllogism) • the act of ending something • a final settlement • the last section of a communication • the act of making up your mind about something | ||||||||
deduction | nounn | |||||||
noun • a reduction in the gross amount on which a tax is calculated; reduces taxes by the percentage fixed for the taxpayer's income bracket • an amount or percentage deducted • something that is inferred (deduced or entailed or implied) • reasoning from the general to the particular (or from cause to effect) • the act of subtracting (removing a part from the whole) • the act of reducing the selling price of merchandise |