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inferentially

inferentially adverb: with respect to, or by means of, inference.

Adverb

inferentially (comparative more inferentially, superlative most inferentially)

  1. With respect to, or by means of, inference
    • Tom’s belief that ¬ (S) is sustained by desires that do not justify it, and does not interact inferentially with Tom’s assessment of evidence for (S).2007 July 14, Timothy Chan, “Belief, assertion and Moore’s Paradox”, in Philosophical Studies, volume 139, number 3, →DOI

Forms of inferentially

comparativemore inferentially
superlativemost inferentially

Origin of inferentially

From inferential + -ly.

Words formed from inferentially

Questions about inferentially

What does inferentially mean?
Inferentially means with respect to, or by means of, inference.
What part of speech is inferentially?
Inferentially is an adverb.

Words near inferentially in the dictionary

  1. inferential statistics
  2. inferentialism
  3. inferentialist
  4. inferentialists
  5. inferentiality
  6. inferentially
  7. inferiae
  8. inferible
  9. inferiolateral
  10. inferiomedially
  11. inferior

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