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
Type | Words |
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Synonyms | illation |
Type of | abstract thought, logical thinking, reasoning |
Has types | deduction, derivation, entailment, extrapolation, implication, presumption, analogy, corollary |
Derivation | infer, inferential |
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