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macroinference

macroinference noun: an inference that is based on multiple small bits of data, each of which contribute a supporting microinference.

Noun

macroinference (plural macroinferences)

  1. An inference that is based on multiple small bits of data, each of which contribute a supporting microinference.
    • Thus the crucial criterion for selecting middle-level units for macroinferences is the scope of the consequences of behaviors in the microcontext.1983, Sociology Toward the Year 2000: The Sociological Galaxy, page 28
    • Assessing the optimality of external borrowing is a difficult proposition indeed, but this need not keep us from reaching macroinferences.1991, D. Das, Korean Economic Dynamism, page 172

Forms of macroinference

pluralmacroinferences

Questions about macroinference

What does macroinference mean?
Macroinference means an inference that is based on multiple small bits of data, each of which contribute a supporting microinference.
What part of speech is macroinference?
Macroinference is a noun.
What is the plural of macroinference?
The plural of macroinference is macroinferences.

Words near macroinference in the dictionary

  1. macroindentations
  2. macroinfarct
  3. macroinfarcts
  4. macroinfauna
  5. macroinfaunal
  6. macroinference
  7. macroinferences
  8. macroinfluencer
  9. macroinfluencers
  10. macroing
  11. macroinitiator

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