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• present participle of infer.

inferring

American  

[in-fur-ing] / ɪnˈfɜr ɪŋ /

adjective

1. using reasoning or evidence to derive or conclude something.

   In this scheme, the intellect is divided into four classifications: the essential intellect, the acquired intellect, the potential intellect, and the inferring intellect.

   We hope to be able to predict the weather using an inferring AI model based on multiple parameters such as humidity, temperature, wind speed, etc.

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noun

1. the practice of using reasoning or evidence to derive or conclude something.

   Predicting is one skill that falls under the umbrella of inferring.

Etymology

Origin of inferring

First recorded in 1565–75; infer ( def. ) + -ing ² ( def. ) for the adjective; infer ( def. ) + -ing ¹ ( def. ) for the noun

Example Sentences

Inferring from mineral concentrations closer to the earth’s surface, geoscientists suspect that davemaoite makes up about 5 to 7 percent of the lower mantle.

From Scientific American • Nov. 11, 2021

Inferring what your peers are thinking and feeling, and how you should react, is the Korean practice of nunchi, which literally translates to eye-measure.

From Washington Post • Jan. 14, 2020

Folks correct us, Inferring that our usage is a mess, But their discrete reprisals won’t effect us ’Cause all and all, we frankly could care less.

From Washington Post • Jul. 5, 2018

Inferring national data from the few doctors who spoke up was like inferring national election results from returns in four or five counties.

From Slate • Feb. 21, 2012

Inferring from every circumstance that their fate was extremely precarious, the minister resolved not to puff the fairies up with presumptuous, and, perhaps, groundless expectations. 

From Folk-Lore and Legends Scotland by Anonymous

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