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infer::verb | Spocien Dictionary
| Type | Words |
|---|---|
| Synonyms | deduce, deduct, derive |
| Type of | reason, conclude, reason out |
| Has types | surmise, extrapolate, elicit |
| Derivation | inference |
| Type | Words |
|---|---|
| Synonyms | guess |
| Type of | work out, figure out, lick, puzzle out, solve, work |
| Has types | tell |
| Type | Words |
|---|---|
| Synonyms | understand |
| Type of | believe |
| Type | Words |
|---|---|
| Synonyms | deduce |
| Type of | conclude, reason out, reason |
| Derivation | inference |
infer::verb | Spocien Dictionary
| Type | Words |
|---|---|
| Synonyms | extrapolate, generalise, generalize |
| Type of | reason, reason out, conclude |
| Has types | universalise, overgeneralize, universalize, overgeneralise |
| Derivation | inference |
Examples of infer
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Yet, we shouldn't be too quick to infer that GDP growth is being underestimated.
From the economist.com
These variations are used in dendroclimatology to infer past climate variations.
From the en.wikipedia.org
Therefore we can infer that silliness is not very high in the echelon of values.
From the en.wikipedia.org
It is quite an assumption to think that the IP user will be to infer the reason.
From the en.wikipedia.org
We infer that this initial encounter will shape the future for both characters.
From the guardian.co.uk
The thing is, a micro machine would infer some sort of automation being required.
From the economist.com
How did Ito infer that the brain, not the eye, was producing these afterimages?
From the sciencedaily.com
As the numbers infer, Mack has made a successful transition away from aluminum.
From the thestate.com
They also can infer in which geological time periods the fault was most active.
From the sciencedaily.com
- Deduce: reason by deduction; establish by deduction
- Generalize: draw from specific cases for more general cases
- Deduce: conclude by reasoning; in logic
- Guess: guess correctly; solve by guessing; "He guessed the right number of beans in the jar and won the prize"
- Understand: believe to be the case; "I understand you have no previous experience?"
- (inference) 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
- Inference is the process of drawing a conclusion by applying heuristics (based on logic, statistics etc.) to observations or hypotheses; or by interpolating the next logical step in an intuited pattern. The conclusion drawn is also called an inference. ...
- (inference) The act or process of inferring by deduction or induction; That which is inferred; a truth or proposition drawn from another which is admitted or supposed to be true; a conclusion; a deduction
- (Inference) A judgement based on reasoning rather than on direct or explicit statement. A conclusion based on facts or circumstances. For example, advised not to travel alone in temperatures exceeding fifty degrees below zero, the man in Jack London's "To Build a Fire" sets out anyway. ...
