Inference
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An Inference is a statement/proposition drawn from another which is supposed to be true.
- AKA: Inference Result.
- Context:
- It can be produced by a Reasoning Task.
- Example(s):
- Counter-Example(s):
- See: True Statement.
References
2009
- (WordNet, 2009) ⇒ http://wordnetweb.princeton.edu/perl/webwn?s=inference
- S: (n) inference, illation (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)
- Wiktionary http://en.wiktionary.org/wiki/inference
- Inference (countable and uncountable; plural inferences)
- 1. (uncountable) The act or process of inferring by deduction or induction.
- 2. (countable) That which is inferred; a truth or proposition drawn from another which is admitted or supposed to be true; a conclusion; a deduction.
- Derived terms
- deductive inference
- inductive inference
- statistical inference
- Inference (countable and uncountable; plural inferences)
2009
- (WordNet, 2009) ⇒ http://wordnetweb.princeton.edu/perl/webwn?s=infer
- Inference is the act or process of deriving a conclusion based solely on what one already knows.
- infer - deduce: reason by deduction; establish by deduction
- infer - generalize: draw from specific cases for more general cases
- infer - deduce: conclude by reasoning; in logic
- infer - guess: guess correctly; solve by guessing; "He guessed the right number of beans in the jar and won the prize"
- infer - understand: believe to be the case; "I understand you have no previous experience?"
- CYC Glossary http://www.cyc.com/cycdoc/ref/glossary.html
- inferred: An adjective used to describe the type of argument consisting of a set of assertions which together entail some other assertion. Inferred arguments are also called deductions.