inference
Syllables: in·fer·ence/ˈɪn.fə.ɹəns/US/ˈɪn.fɚ.əns/
inference noun: the act or process of inferring by deduction or induction.
Noun
inference (countable and uncountable, plural inferences)
- The act or process of inferring by deduction or induction.
- That which is inferred; a truth or proposition drawn from another which is admitted or supposed to be true; a conclusion; a deduction.
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- Synonyms:
- determination, illation, verdict, award, censure, choice, opinion, conclusion, decision, deduction
- Output generated by a trained machine learning model as it applies learned patterns to new data.
- An instance or example of this, such as a prediction, classification, decision, etc.
inference meaning in Hindi, Tamil, Urdu and Bengali
inference in Hindi
- act or process of inferring by deduction or induction
- अनुमान anumān, आकलन āklan
- that which is inferred
- अनुमानित anumānit
inference in Tamil
- ஊகம், உய்மானம், உய்த்துணர்வு, அனுமானம், கருதல், தெரிவு
inference in Urdu
- حاصل, استدلال, ماحاصل, نتیجہ
inference in Bengali
- অনুমান, সিদ্ধান্ত, সিদ্ধান্ত গ্রহণ
More languagesFewer languages
- inference in Malayalam
- അനുമാനം anumānaṁ
- inference in Kannada
- ತೀರ್ಮಾನಿಸುವುದು, ನಿರ್ಣಯಕ್ಕೆ ಬರುವುದು, ತೀರ್ಮಾನ, ಸುಳಿವು
- inference in Odia
- ଅନୁମାନ anumāna
- inference in Sanskrit
- अनुमानम् anumānam
- inference in Malay
- pentakbiran, penakbiran, inferens
- inference in Indonesian
- inferensi, simpulan
Examples of inference in a sentence
- The hypothetical syllogism inference rule states the transitivity of implication.
- The assessment that the badness is likely due to the grammar is a more complex inference.
- They therefore introduce the minesweeper inference problem, which precisely captures the essence of minesweeper game play.
Synonyms of inference
Forms of inference
| plural | inferences |
|---|---|
| alternative misspelling | inferrence |
Origin of inference
From Latin inferentia. Morphologically infer + -ence.
Words formed from inference
Phrases with inference
Questions about inference
- What does inference mean?
- Inference means the act or process of inferring by deduction or induction.
- What is inference in Hindi?
- Inference in Hindi is अनुमान (anumān), आकलन (āklan), अनुमानित (anumānit). See Inference meaning in Hindi.
- What part of speech is inference?
- Inference is a noun.
- How do you pronounce inference?
- Inference is pronounced /ˈɪn.fə.ɹəns/ (UK).
- What is the plural of inference?
- The plural of inference is inferences.
Words near inference in the dictionary
Source and license
Adapted from Wiktionary: inference (page history and authors); inference (Tamil Wiktionary) (page history and authors); inference (Urdu Wiktionary) (page history and authors); Inference (Bengali Wiktionary) (page history and authors); inference (Kannada Wiktionary) (page history and authors); ଅନୁମାନ (Odia) (page history and authors). Text available under the Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike 4.0 license. Word.ws reformatted the entry and added links. Wiktionary data of 2026-09-02.
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