INFERENCE Synonyms
There are 3 hypernyms of the word inference. (close relations)
Definition of INFERENCE
Best Alternative Words for INFERENCE
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| assumption | nounn | |||||||
noun • a statement that is assumed to be true and from which a conclusion can be drawn • celebration in the Roman Catholic Church of the Virgin Mary's being taken up into heaven when her earthly life ended; corresponds to the Dormition in the Eastern Orthodox Church • a hypothesis that is taken for granted • (Christianity) the taking up of the body and soul of the Virgin Mary when her earthly life had ended • the act of taking possession of or power over something • audacious (even arrogant) behavior that you have no right to • the act of assuming or taking for granted | ||||||||
| 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 | ||||||||
| conjecture | nounn | |||||||
noun • a hypothesis that has been formed by speculating or conjecturing (usually with little hard evidence) • a message expressing an opinion based on incomplete evidence • reasoning that involves the formation of conclusions from incomplete evidence verb • to believe especially on uncertain or tentative grounds | ||||||||
| 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 | ||||||||
| guess | verb, nounv, n | |||||||
noun • a message expressing an opinion based on incomplete evidence • an estimate based on little or no information verb • expect, believe, or suppose • put forward, of a guess, in spite of possible refutation • judge tentatively or form an estimate of (quantities or time) • guess correctly; solve by guessing | ||||||||
| hypothesis | nounn | |||||||
noun • a proposal intended to explain certain facts or observations • a tentative insight into the natural world; a concept that is not yet verified but that if true would explain certain facts or phenomena • a message expressing an opinion based on incomplete evidence | ||||||||
| presumption | nounn | |||||||
noun • an assumption that is taken for granted • (law) an inference of the truth of a fact from other facts proved or admitted or judicially noticed • audacious (even arrogant) behavior that you have no right to • a kind of discourtesy in the form of an act of presuming | ||||||||
| speculation | nounn | |||||||
noun • a message expressing an opinion based on incomplete evidence • a hypothesis that has been formed by speculating or conjecturing (usually with little hard evidence) • an investment that is very risky but could yield great profits • continuous and profound contemplation or musing on a subject or series of subjects of a deep or abstruse nature | ||||||||
| supposition | nounn | |||||||
noun • a message expressing an opinion based on incomplete evidence • a hypothesis that is taken for granted • the cognitive process of supposing | ||||||||
| theory | nounn | |||||||
noun • a well-substantiated explanation of some aspect of the natural world; an organized system of accepted knowledge that applies in a variety of circumstances to explain a specific set of phenomena • a tentative insight into the natural world; a concept that is not yet verified but that if true would explain certain facts or phenomena • a belief that can guide behavior | ||||||||
| illation | 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 | ||||||||
