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Synonyms of inference

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Another word for inference is choice. Other synonyms of inference are opinion, award, decision, take and result.

Synonyms and similar words for inference

nounThat which is inferred; a truth or proposition drawn from another which is admitted or supposed to...

  • determinationThat which is determined upon; result of deliberation; purpose; conclusion formed; fixed resolution.
  • illationThe act of inferring or concluding, especially from a set of premises; a conclusion, a deduction.
  • verdictAn opinion or judgement.
  • awardA judgment, sentence, or final decision. Specifically: The decision of arbitrators in a case submitted.
  • choiceAn option; a decision; an opportunity to choose or select something.
  • opinionA belief, judgment or perspective that a person has formed, either through objective or subjective reasoning, about a...
  • conclusionA decision reached after careful thought.
  • decisionA choice or judgement.
  • deductionA conclusion; that which is deduced, concluded or figured out.
  • ergotismA logical deduction.
  • judgement/judgment
  • mindJudgment, opinion, or view.
  • resultThe decision or determination of a council or deliberative assembly; a resolve; a decree.
  • sightMental view; opinion; judgment.
  • takeAn interpretation or view, opinion or assessment; perspective; a statement expressing such a position.
  • viewA way of understanding something, an opinion, a theory.
  • censure obsoleteA judgment (either favorable or unfavorable); an opinion.

Meaning of inference

  1. noun The act or process of inferring by deduction or induction.
  2. noun That which is inferred; a truth or proposition drawn from another which is admitted or supposed to be true; a conclusion; a deduction.
  3. noun Output generated by a trained machine learning model as it applies learned patterns to new data.

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Questions about synonyms of inference

What is another word for inference?
Inference has 17 synonyms on Word.ws, such as choice, opinion, award, decision, take, result, verdict and conclusion.
What does inference mean?
Inference means the act or process of inferring by deduction or induction.

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