inferential

[in-fuh-ren-shuhl]

adjective

1. of, pertaining to, by, or dependent upon inference.

inferential

/ ˌɪnfəˈrɛnʃəl /

adjective

1. of, relating to, or derived from inference

Other Word Forms

• inferentially adverb
• noninferential adjective
• noninferentially adverb
• uninferential adjective
• uninferentially adverb

Word History and Origins

Origin of inferential¹

1650–60; < Medieval Latin inferenti ( a ) inference + -al ¹

Example Sentences

Due to the tension between inferential learning and privacy concerns, there is ultimately a societal question of which is more important in which contexts.

From Salon

The intervention incorporates comprehension strategy instruction in both reading and math, focusing and decoding, phonological awareness, vocabulary development, inferential thinking, contextualized learning and numeracy.

From Science Daily

Lacking a smoking gun, prosecutors used two cooperating witnesses, Jeremy Bertino and Matthew Greene, to make what amounted to an inferential case that the five defendants had worked together to violently subvert the democratic process.

From New York Times

All of this effectively forced the prosecution to build an inferential case against Mr. Tarrio and the other four defendants, three of whom were also leaders of the group.

From New York Times

By interpreting the messages for the jury and by offering his insights on the Proud Boys, Mr. Bertino helped make an inferential case that the five defendants worked together to violently subvert the democratic process.

From New York Times