illation
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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 (noun.cognition)
hyponym | : | analogy, |
definition | : | an inference that if things agree in some respects they probably agree in others (noun.cognition) |
hyponym | : | corollary, |
definition | : | (logic) an inference that follows directly from the proof of another proposition (noun.cognition) |
hyponym | : | derivation, |
definition | : | a line of reasoning that shows how a conclusion follows logically from accepted propositions (noun.cognition) |
hyponym | : | extrapolation, |
definition | : | an inference about the future (or about some hypothetical situation) based on known facts and observations (noun.cognition) |
hyponym | : | presumption, |
definition | : | (law) an inference of the truth of a fact from other facts proved or admitted or judicially noticed (noun.cognition) |
derivation | : | deduce, infer, |
definition | : | conclude by reasoning; in logic (verb.communication) |
derivation | : | inferential, |
definition | : | derived or capable of being derived by inference (adj.all) |
derivation | : | illative, inferential, |
definition | : | resembling or dependent on or arrived at by inference (adj.all) |
derivation | : | illative, inferential, |
definition | : | relating to or having the nature of illation or inference (adj.pert) |
derivation | : | deduce, infer, |
definition | : | conclude by reasoning; in logic (verb.communication) |
derivation | : | inferential, |
definition | : | derived or capable of being derived by inference (adj.all) |
derivation | : | illative, inferential, |
definition | : | resembling or dependent on or arrived at by inference (adj.all) |
derivation | : | illative, inferential, |
definition | : | relating to or having the nature of illation or inference (adj.pert) |
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