inference — English Dictionary

Noun

1. The act or process of inferring by deduction or induction.

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   • Uncountable

2. That which is inferred; a truth or proposition drawn from another which is admitted or supposed to be true; a conclusion; a deduction.

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   • Countable

   Synonyms

   determinationillationverdict

   Examples

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   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.

3. Output generated by a trained machine learning model as it applies learned patterns to new data.

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   • Uncountable

4. An instance or example of this, such as a prediction, classification, decision, etc.

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   • Countable

Noun

1. 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

   Synonyms

   illation

   Broader terms

   reasoninglogical thinkingabstract thought