inferred
Americanadjective
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derived by reasoning or concluded from evidence, or provisionally identified through either of these methods.
An inferred weapon is one that we know exists due to forensic analysis of material from the crime scene.
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assumed as a result of estimation or speculation.
Investors should note the guesswork involved in the company's inferred mineral deposit, absent the site visit and technical report of a legally qualified person.
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implied or hinted at.
If I understand correctly, the inferred suggestion is that the journalist got his information from the victim's family.
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Meink didn’t say, but the range can be inferred from published accounts about the kinds of space-control weapons that Russia or China has launched and tested.
From Slate ● Sep. 17, 2026
Lawyers for Rockstar said there was nothing in the signatures that could identify them as union members, but Oram told the tribunal it could be "inferred" who was by those who handed in the petition.
From BBC ● Sep. 11, 2026
"We found that the inferred acceleration is directed mainly along the direction that we are moving locally, as indicated by the hotspot in the cosmic microwave background, and dies away with distance," explains Professor Sarkar.
From Science Daily ● Sep. 9, 2026
Mr. Druckenmiller argues that such transactions interfere with prices, distorting valuable messages that could be inferred from the market.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Aug. 28, 2026
The supergiant is an unlikely source of X-rays, and it is tempting to identify the companion inferred in visible light with the source detected in X-ray light.
From "Cosmos" by Carl Sagan
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