Associations to the word «Infer»
Noun
- Phylogeny
- Inference
- Fallacy
- Analogy
- Hearer
- Annotation
- Reasoning
- Magma
- Negation
- Compiler
- Axiom
- Isotope
- Tonne
- Semantic
- Deduction
- Existence
- Proposition
- Sequence
- Induction
- Sequencing
- Predicate
- Correlation
- Measurement
- Modus
- Certainty
- Utterance
- Connexion
- Cue
- Supposition
- Observation
- Plutarch
- Regularity
- Variable
- Hypothesis
- Phenotype
- Validity
- Quixote
- Similarity
- Conclusion
- Divergence
- Cognition
- Morphology
- Eruption
- Context
- Trait
- Israelites
- Nucleotide
- Parameter
- Hume
- Inertia
- Clade
- Antecedent
- Premise
- Occurrence
Adjective
Wiktionary
INFER, verb. (transitive) To introduce (something) as a reasoned conclusion; to conclude by reasoning or deduction, as from premises or evidence. [from 16th c.]
INFER, verb. (transitive) To lead to (something) as a consequence; to imply. (Now often considered incorrect, especially with a person as subject.) [from 16th c.]
INFER, verb. (obsolete) To cause, inflict (something) upon or to someone. [16th-18th c.]
INFER, verb. (obsolete) To introduce (a subject) in speaking, writing etc.; to bring in. [16th–18th c.]
Dictionary definition
INFER, verb. Reason by deduction; establish by deduction.
INFER, verb. Draw from specific cases for more general cases.
INFER, verb. Conclude by reasoning; in logic.
INFER, verb. Guess correctly; solve by guessing; "He guessed the right number of beans in the jar and won the prize".
INFER, verb. Believe to be the case; "I understand you have no previous experience?".
Wise words
Words, words, words! They shut one off from the universe.
Three quarters of the time one's never in contact with
things, only with the beastly words that stand for them.