inference

American  

[in-fer-uhns, -fruhns] / ˈɪn fər əns, -frəns /

noun

1. the act or process of inferring.

2. something that is inferred.

   to make rash inferences.

3. Logic.

   1. the process of deriving the strict logical consequences of assumed premises.

   2. the process of arriving at some conclusion that, though it is not logically derivable from the assumed premises, possesses some degree of probability relative to the premises.

   3. a proposition reached by a process of inference.

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inference British  

/ ˈɪnfərəns, -frəns /

noun

1. the act or process of inferring

2. an inferred conclusion, deduction, etc

3. any process of reasoning from premises to a conclusion

4. logic the specific mode of reasoning used See also deduction induction

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inference Cultural  

1. In logic, the deriving of one idea from another. Inference can proceed through either induction or deduction.

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inference Idioms  

1. see draw an inference.

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Other Word Forms

• misinference noun
• preinference noun
• superinference noun

Etymology

Origin of inference

From the Medieval Latin word inferentia, dating back to 1585–95. See infer, -ence

Example Sentences

“If there is efficiency engineering built into the training and inference … that doesn’t necessarily only benefit the Chinese companies that have produced the model.”

From MarketWatch

The deal comes hot on the heels of Nvidia’s big licensing agreement with Groq, a privately held chip start-up focusing on hardware for AI inference.

From Barron's

Startups focused on inference are seeing a new wave of investor interest.

From The Wall Street Journal

Chip startups focused on inference, the process of running trained AI models to generate responses, are in demand as AI companies compete to secure cutting-edge technology that can deliver fast, cost-efficient computing power.

From The Wall Street Journal

He pointed to intensifying training and inference workloads for AI models, improved content creation and the need for longer data retention as drivers of the data explosion.

From MarketWatch

Related Words

• assumption
• conjecture
• interpretation
• presumption
• reasoning
• supposition