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inference | inferentially |

As a noun inference

is inference.

As an adverb inferentially is

with respect to, or by means of, inference.

inference

English

(wikipedia inference)

Noun

  • (uncountable) The act or process of inferring by deduction or induction.
  • (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

    inferentially

    English

    Adverb

    (en adverb)
  • With respect to, or by means of, inference
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    Related terms

    * inferential * inferentiality