inferential

[ in-fuh-ren-shuh l ]

/ ˌɪn fəˈrɛn ʃəl /

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adjective

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

RELATED WORDS

likely, presumed

Nearby words

Origin of inferential

1650–60; < Medieval Latin inferenti(a) inference + -al¹

Related forms

in·fer·en·tial·ly, adverbnon·in·fer·en·tial, adjectivenon·in·fer·en·tial·ly, adverbun·in·fer·en·tial, adjective

un·in·fer·en·tial·ly, adverb

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Examples from the Web for inferential

The realization of his hopes was more accidental than inferential.
The Evolution of Photography |John Werge
This inferential method is especially involved in Circumstantial Evidence.
The Gunpowder Plot and Lord Mounteagle's Letter|Henry Hawkes Spink Jr.
It is indirect and inferential, based upon the present phenomena of our moral nature.
British Quarterly Review, American Edition, Volume LIV|Various
It is ready to be interpreted and diversified by suitable minor premisses in all inferential applications.
Aristotle|George Grote

A subsequent passage also contains an inferential mark of the individual soul, viz.
The Vedanta-Sutras with the Commentary by Sankaracarya|Translator: George Thibaut

British Dictionary definitions for inferential

inferential

/ (ˌɪnfəˈrɛnʃəl) /

adjective

of, relating to, or derived from inference

Derived Formsinferentially, adverb

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Word Origin and History for inferential

inferential

adj.

1650s, from Medieval Latin inferentia (see inference) + adj. suffix -al (1).