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Noun: inference  in-fu-run(t)s
  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
    "a process of rational inference";
    - illation

Derived forms: inferences

Type of: abstract thought, logical thinking, reasoning

Encyclopedia: Inference