inferential

[in-fuh-ren-shuh l]

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adjective

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

Origin of inferential

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

Related formsin·fer·en·tial·ly, adverbnon·in·fer·en·tial, adjectivenon·in·fer·en·tial·ly, adverbun·in·fer·en·tial, adjectiveun·in·fer·en·tial·ly, adverb

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Related Words for inferential

likely, presumed

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Historical Examples of inferential

And that which is experienced ceases, the moment it is experienced, to be inferential.
The Idea of God in Early Religions
F. B. Jevons
And, as evidence, it is direct and intuitive, not inferential.
British Quarterly Review, American Edition, Volume LIV
Various
As to paragraphs and , the Evidence is indirect and inferential.
The Gunpowder Plot and Lord Mounteagle's Letter
Henry Hawkes Spink Jr.
The inferential "therefore" is not to be found in this Epistle.
Expositor's Bible: The Epistles of St. John
William Alexander
The only evidence, however, we can get at is indirect and inferential.
Opuscula
Robert Gordon Latham

British Dictionary definitions for inferential

inferential

adjective

of, relating to, or derived from inference

Derived Formsinferentially, adverb

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Word Origin and History for inferential

adj.

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