English-Thai Dictionary

inference

N การอนุมาน  ข้อ วินิจฉัย  ข้อสรุป  implication sequence reasoning fact kan-ar-nu-man

 

Webster's 1828 Dictionary

INFERENCE

n.A truth or proposition drawn from another which is admitted or supposed to be true; a conclusion. Inferences result from reasoning, as when the mind perceives such a connection between ideas, as that, if certain propositions called premises are true, the conclusions or propositions deduced from them must also be true.

 

Webster's 1913 Dictionary

INFERENCE

In "fer *ence, n. Etym: [From Infer. ]

 

1. The act or process of inferring by deduction or induction. Though it may chance to be right in the conclusions, it is yet unjust and mistaken in the method of inference. Glanvill.

 

2. That which inferred; a truth or proposition drawn from another which is admitted or supposed to be true; a conclusion; a deduction. Milton. These inferences, or conclusions, are the effects of reasoning, and the three propositions, taken all together, are called syllogism, or argument. I. Watts.

 

Syn. -- Conclusion; deduction; consequence. -- Inference, Conclusion. An inference is literally that which is brought in; and hence, a deduction or induction from premises, --something which follows as certainly or probably true. A conclusion is stronger than an inference; it shuts us up to the result, and terminates inquiry. We infer what is particular or probable; we conclude what is certain. In a chain of reasoning we have many inferences, which lead to the ultimate conclusion. "An inference is a proposition which is perceived to be true, because of its connection with some known fact. " "When something is simply affirmed to be true, it is called a proposition; after it has been found to be true by several reasons or arguments, it is called a conclusion. " I. Taylor.

 

New American Oxford Dictionary

inference

in fer ence |ˈinf (ə )rəns ˈɪnf (ə )rəns | ▶noun a conclusion reached on the basis of evidence and reasoning. • the process of reaching such a conclusion: his emphasis on order and health, and by inference cleanliness. DERIVATIVES in fer en tial |ˌinfəˈrenCHəl |adjective, in fer en tial ly |ˌinfəˈrenCHəlē |adverb ORIGIN late 16th cent.: from medieval Latin inferentia, from inferent- ‘bringing in, ’ from the verb inferre (see infer ).

 

Oxford Dictionary

inference

inference |ˈɪnf (ə )r (ə )ns | ▶noun a conclusion reached on the basis of evidence and reasoning. • [ mass noun ] the process of inferring something: his emphasis on order and health, and by inference cleanliness. DERIVATIVES inferential |-ˈrɛnʃ (ə )l |adjective, inferentially |-ˈrɛnʃ (ə )li |adverb ORIGIN late 16th cent.: from medieval Latin inferentia, from inferent- ‘bringing in ’, from the verb inferre (see infer ).

 

American Oxford Thesaurus

inference

inference noun there should be no inference drawn from the fact that he chooses not to be a witness: deduction, conclusion, reasoning, conjecture, speculation, guess, presumption, assumption, supposition, reckoning, extrapolation.

 

Oxford Thesaurus

inference

inference noun the doctor's inference appears legitimate: deduction, conclusion, reasoning, conjecture, speculation, surmise, thesis, theorizing, hypothesizing, presumption, assumption, supposition, reckoning, extrapolation, reading between the lines; guesswork, guessing; informal guesstimate; rare ratiocination.

 

French Dictionary

inférence

inférence n. f. nom féminin Action de tirer une conséquence d ’une proposition, d ’un principe.

 

Sanseido Wisdom Dictionary

inference

in fer ence /ɪ́nf (ə )r (ə )ns /名詞 1 C 推論 [推定 ](内容 ); (推論からの )結論 ▸ draw inferences 推論する .2 U 推論, 推量, 推察, 推測 (すること )▸ by inference 推論により, 推論の結果として .in fer en tial /ɪ̀nfərénʃ (ə )l /形容詞 推論 [推量 ]に基づく, 推論 [推測 ] (上 )の .ì n fer é n tial ly 副詞