illation (redirected from illations)

il·la·tion  (-lshn)

n.

1. The act of inferring or drawing conclusions.

2. A conclusion drawn; a deduction. Also called illative.

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[Late Latin illti, illtin-, from Latin illtus, past participle of nferre, to carry in, infer : in-, in; see in-² + ltus, brought; see tel- in Indo-European roots.]

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illation [ɪˈleɪʃən]

n

(Philosophy / Logic) a rare word for inference

[from Late Latin illātiō a bringing in, from Latin illātus brought in, from inferre to bring in, from in-² + ferre to bear, carry]

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illation

the process of inferring or deducing; also, that which is inferred or deduced. — illative, adj.

See also: Thinking

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Noun

1.

illation - 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 inference abstract thought, logical thinking, reasoning - thinking that is coherent and logical analogy - an inference that if things agree in some respects they probably agree in others corollary - (logic) an inference that follows directly from the proof of another proposition derivation - a line of reasoning that shows how a conclusion follows logically from accepted propositions entailment, implication, deduction - something that is inferred (deduced or entailed or implied); "his resignation had political implications" extrapolation - an inference about the future (or about some hypothetical situation) based on known facts and observations presumption - (law) an inference of the truth of a fact from other facts proved or admitted or judicially noticed