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
Abuse of words has been the great instrument of sophistry
and chicanery, of party, faction, and division of society.