inference
noun
the act or process of inferring.
inferences
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pluralof inference.plural
The grammatical form denoting more than one person, place, thing, or idea.
Example Sentences
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They can analyze data and make predictive inferences.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Jun. 15, 2026
However, if a tenant is late or misses a payment, it shows up as “no data available” on a credit report, which Dempsey said lenders and future landlords can draw negative inferences from.
From MarketWatch ● Jun. 2, 2026
Judge Christopher Smith asked Mr Malik's barrister Angus MacDonald if he had advised his client that if he chose not to give evidence, the jury "may draw such inferences as appear proper".
From BBC ● Feb. 6, 2026
Hawley has a penchant for poetic concepts, literary references, political inferences and out-of-the-mainstream ideas that may not always make perfect sense, but his ambition shows through.
From Los Angeles Times ● Aug. 11, 2025
Let me end, then, with a couple of additional bad inferences which are further suggestive of the role that innumeracy—in the guise of fallacious logic—plays in pseudoscience.
From "Innumeracy: Mathematical Illiteracy and Its Consequences" by John Allen Paulos
