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The act or process of deriving logical conclusions from premises known or assumed to be true.
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The act of reasoning from factual knowledge or evidence.
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Something inferred.
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Usage Problem A hint or suggestion: The editorial contained an inference of foul play in the awarding of the contract. See Usage Note at infer.
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The act or process of inferring
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American Heritage(R) Dictionary of the English Language, Fifth Edition. Copyright (c) 2011 by Houghton Mifflin Harcourt Publishing Company. Published by Houghton Mifflin Harcourt Publishing Company. All rights reserved.
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An inferred conclusion, deduction, etc
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Any process of reasoning from premises to a conclusion
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The specific mode of reasoning used
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