Look up: inference

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   inference
   [n] - 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
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   inference
   (logic) The logical process by which new facts are derived from known facts by the application of inference rules. See also symbolic inference, type inference. (1995-03-20)
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   inference
   the process of reaching a conclusion based on an initial set of propositions,the truths of which are known or assumed Category: Automation (includes telecommunications and computers)
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   Inference
   Definition (keystage 3) Following up the logical consequences of something.
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   Inference
   In'fer·ence noun [ From Infer .] 1. The act or process of inferring by deduction or induction. « Though it may chance to be right in the conclusions, it is yet unjust and mistaken in the method of inference .» Glanvill. 2. That which inferred; a truth or proposition drawn from another which is admitted or supposed to be true; a conclusion; a deducti ...
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   inference
   The logical process of passing from observations and axioms to generalizations; in statistics, the development of generalizations from sample data, usually with calculated degrees of uncertainty. ... (05 Mar 2000) ...
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   inference
   illation 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
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   Inference
   `Inference` is the act or process of deriving a conclusion based solely on what one already knows. Inference is studied within several different fields. * Human inference (i.e. how humans draw conclusions) is traditionally studied within the field of cognitive psychology. * Logic studies the laws of valid inference. * Statisticians have developed formal rules for inference from quantitative data. * Artificial intelligence researchers develo...
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   Inference
   • (n.) That which inferred; a truth or proposition drawn from another which is admitted or supposed to be true; a conclusion; a deduction. • (n.) The act or process of inferring by deduction or induction.
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    inference
    in logic, derivation of conclusions from given information or premises by any acceptable form of reasoning. Inferences are commonly drawn (1) by ... [14 related articles]
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    inference
    in statistics, the process of drawing conclusions about a parameter one is seeking to measure or estimate. Often scientists have many measurements of ... [3 related articles]
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    Inference
    (Lat. in + ferre, to bear) The process of reasoning whereby starting from one or more propositions accepted as true, the mind passes to another proposition or propositions whose truth is believed to be involved in the truth of the former. Inference is a psychological process connecting propositions asserted to be true and is to be distinguished fr...
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