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

As AI models get larger context windows, or the ability to process more data at one time, they need more memory capacity to handle inference.

From MarketWatch

But the script relies on too much plot to keep it moving forward and the dialogue lacks nuance, inference or any semblance of how people actually speak.

From Los Angeles Times

“We expect the company’s planned doubling of data-center capacity through 2027 to be rapidly absorbed by compute demand from scaling AI inference workloads.”

From MarketWatch

That can make TPUs more attractive for inference—the process of generating answers or results from AI—although Nvidia continues to hold an advantage when it comes to training AI models.

From Barron's

That can make TPUs more attractive for inference—the process of generating answers or results from AI—although Nvidia continues to hold an advantage when it comes to training AI models.

From Barron's

Related Words

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