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Meanings of inference in English

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dedução
Catalan
inferència

The reasoning involved in drawing a conclusion or making a logical judgment on the basis of circumstantial evidence and prior conclusions rather than on the basis of direct observation.

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        Usage of inference in English
        1
        A possible inference is that faith and doubt can be equally blind.
        The new yorker
        2
        The silence in the room justified the inference that he was asleep.
        Man and Wife
        3
        We propose a Bayesian semi-parametric approach to implement inference for such data.
        Pubmed
        4
        I only quote this as a trivial example of observation and inference.
        Sherlock holmes: the complete illustrated novels
        5
        The evidence of inference from the form of capture in bridal ceremonies.
        Custom and Myth
        6
        The old woman looked up; the inference was quite plain to her.
        Jerusalem
        7
        But they do not explain it; and the inference is against them.
        The Great Speeches and Orations of Daniel Webster / With an Essa...
        8
        Also, some general aspects of hypothesis testing and statistical inference are discussed.
        Pubmed
        9
        In general, model selection is an important prelude to subsequent statistical inference.
        Pubmed
        10
        The real inference was accomplished when the universal proposition was arrived at.
        John Stuart Mill; His Life and Works / Twelve Sketches by Herber...
        11
        The first is a legitimate inference from the statements of the President.
        Fighting For Peace
        12
        That appeared to me to be the natural inference and logical deduction.
        Selected Speeches on British Foreign Policy 1738-1914
        13
        The United States can not admit either the inference or the premises.
        State of the Union Addresses
        14
        Our method is especially appealing for statistical inference in these complex setups.
        Pubmed
        15
        The logical inference therefrom is public ownership, if not actual public operation.
        The Promise of American Life
        16
        The fourth charge was an inference, and it fell with the allegation.
        Reminiscences of Sixty Years in Public Affairs, Vol. 2
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        Inference through the time
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