inference
noun
[ ˈɪnf(ə)r(ə)ns ]
• a conclusion reached on the basis of evidence and reasoning.
• "researchers are entrusted with drawing inferences from the data"
Similar:
deduction,
conclusion,
reasoning,
conjecture,
speculation,
surmise,
thesis,
theorizing,
hypothesizing,
presumption,
assumption,
supposition,
reckoning,
extrapolation,
reading between the lines,
guesswork,
guessing,
guesstimate,
ratiocination,
Origin:
late 16th century: from medieval Latin inferentia, from inferent- ‘bringing in’, from the verb inferre (see infer).
