English Explanatory Dictionary

inference

English dictionary entry

Meanings

noun
  1. The act or process of inferring by deduction or induction.
  2. That which is inferred; a truth or proposition drawn from another which is admitted or supposed to be true; a conclusion; a deduction.
  3. Output generated by a trained machine learning model as it applies learned patterns to new data.
  4. An instance or example of this, such as a prediction, classification, decision, etc.

Pronunciation

/ˈɪn.fə.ɹəns/ [ˈɪɱ.fə.ɹəns] [ˈɪɱ.fɹəns] LL-Q1860 (eng)-Vealhurl-inference.wav /ˈɪn.fɚ.əns/ [ˈɪɱ.fɚ.əns] /ˈɪn.fɹəns/ LL-Q1860 (eng)-Jjamesryan-inference.wav

Word forms

inference inferences inferrence

Etymology

From Latin inferentia. Morphologically infer + -ence.

Synonyms

determination illation verdict award censure choice conclusion decision deduction ergotism inference judgement/judgment mind opinion result sight take view

Derived words

inference rule inference to the best explanation inferencing inferential macroinference microinference misinference type inference
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