Inference

Quick meaning: Inference is a noun meaning (uncountable) The act or process of inferring by deduction or induction.

Meaning

(uncountable) The act or process of inferring by deduction or induction.

More Meanings

1. (uncountable, artificial intelligence) Output generated by a trained machine learning model as it applies learned patterns to new data.
2. (countable, artificial intelligence) An instance or example of this, such as a prediction, classification, decision, etc.
3. (countable) That which is inferred; a truth or proposition drawn from another which is admitted or supposed to be true; a conclusion; a deduction.

Example Sentences

A key part of McCarthy’s argument, as made in other settings, such as a Larry King evening news show and on a now-infamous Oprah episode, focuses on the fact that children receive more vaccines now than ever before, which she believes corresponds with a rise in autism rates. However, as scientists and others who reject fallacious inferences point out, correlation is not causation.

Word Forms

• inferences
• inferrence

Synonyms for inference

Depending on context, synonyms include determination, illation, verdict, award, censure, choice.

Related Words

Related dictionary entries include illation, infer, inductive, argumentation, reasoning, allusion.

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