English noun: inference | |||
1. | inference (cognition) 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 (hypernym) | abstract thought, logical thinking, reasoning | ||
Narrower (hyponym) | analogy, corollary, deduction, derivation, entailment, extrapolation, implication, presumption | ||