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inference en · NOUN

Pronunciation

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Etymology

From Latin inferentia. Morphologically infer + -ence.

Meanings

1. (uncountable) The act or process of inferring by deduction or induction.
2. (countable) That which is inferred; a truth or proposition drawn from another which is admitted or supposed to be true; a conclusion; a deduction.
   • A key part of McCarthy’s argument, as made in other settings, such as a Larry King evening news show and on a now-infamous Oprah episode, focuses on the fact that children receive more vaccines now than ever before, which she believes corresponds with a rise in autism rates. However, as scientists and others who reject fallacious inferences point out, correlation is not causation. 2018 January 2, Samantha D. Gottlieb, “8. Mothers and Gardasil”, in Not Quite a Cancer Vaccine. Selling HPV and Cervical Cancer, New Brunswick, New Jersey: Rutgers University Press, →DOI, →ISBN, page 124:
3. (qualifier:artificial intelligence, uncountable) Output generated by a trained machine learning model as it applies learned patterns to new data.
4. (countable, qualifier:artificial intelligence) An instance or example of this, such as a prediction, classification, decision, etc.

Forms

Deriveds

inferencing · inferential · misinference · macroinference · type inference · inference rule · inference to the best explanation · microinference

Hyponyms

statistical inference · inductive inference · deductive inference

Synonyms

judgement/judgment · result · opinion · verdict · sight · ergotism · illation · mind · award · choice · determination · view · take · illation · conclusion · verdict · censure · deduction · inference · determination · decision

Translations (64)

sh закључивање (act or process of inferring by deduction or induction) · ml അനുമാനം (act or process of inferring by deduction or induction) · de Schlussfolgerung (that which is inferred) · pt inferência (act or process of inferring by deduction or induction) · cy canlyniad (that which is inferred) · ru заключе́ние (that which is inferred) · el συμπέρασμα (that which is inferred) · nl afgeleid gegeven (act or process of inferring by deduction or induction) · de Schlussfolgern (act or process of inferring by deduction or induction) · de Konklusion (that which is inferred) · bg заключение (that which is inferred) · ru рассужде́ние (act or process of inferring by deduction or induction) · bg разсъждение (act or process of inferring by deduction or induction) · fi päättely (act or process of inferring by deduction or induction) · cs dedukce (that which is inferred) · bg извод (that which is inferred) · cy canlyniad (act or process of inferring by deduction or induction) · mi hīkarohanga (act or process of inferring by deduction or induction) · hi अनुमान (act or process of inferring by deduction or induction) · cs usuzování (act or process of inferring by deduction or induction) · sh zaključak (that which is inferred) · de Folgerung (act or process of inferring by deduction or induction) · el συμπερασμός (act or process of inferring by deduction or induction) · ms penakbiran (act or process of inferring by deduction or induction) · oc inferéncia (that which is inferred) · id inferensi (that which is inferred) · ms pentakbiran (act or process of inferring by deduction or induction) · bg заключение (act or process of inferring by deduction or induction) · nb slutning (that which is inferred) · nb inferens (act or process of inferring by deduction or induction) · mi hīkaro (that which is inferred) · es ilación (act or process of inferring by deduction or induction) · de Schlussfolgerung (act or process of inferring by deduction or induction) · oc inferéncia (act or process of inferring by deduction or induction) · de Folgerung (that which is inferred) · de Inferenz (act or process of inferring by deduction or induction) · cs odvození (act or process of inferring by deduction or induction) · cy enwythiad (that which is inferred) · cs závěr (that which is inferred) · hi अनुमानित (that which is inferred) · de Conclusio (that which is inferred) · el συναγωγή (act or process of inferring by deduction or induction) · id simpulan (that which is inferred) · id inferensi (act or process of inferring by deduction or induction) · fr inférence (act or process of inferring by deduction or induction) · el τεκμήριο (that which is inferred) · hi आकलन (act or process of inferring by deduction or induction) · nb slutning (act or process of inferring by deduction or induction) · fr déduction (act or process of inferring by deduction or induction) · de Schlusssatz (that which is inferred) · sh zaključivanje (act or process of inferring by deduction or induction) · nl conclusie (act or process of inferring by deduction or induction) · es inferencia (act or process of inferring by deduction or induction) · it inferenza (act or process of inferring by deduction or induction) · ru вы́вод (that which is inferred) · fi päätelmä (that which is inferred) · ms inferens (act or process of inferring by deduction or induction) · sa अनुमानम् (act or process of inferring by deduction or induction) · cs inference (act or process of inferring by deduction or induction) · cy enwythiad (act or process of inferring by deduction or induction) · el πόρισμα (that which is inferred) · ru умозаключе́ние (act or process of inferring by deduction or induction) · sh zaкључак (that which is inferred) · uk висновок (act or process of inferring by deduction or induction)