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
The commission said this was "a salient reminder to the commission not to jump to conclusions and the dangers of drawing adverse inferences from events unknown".
From BBC ● Sep. 3, 2025
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
And so, in consequence, there are infinite habitable worlds; what hinders? ... these and suchlike insolent and bold attempts, prodigious paradoxes, inferences must needs follow, if it once be granted which ...
From "Cosmos" by Carl Sagan
