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inferential

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in·fer·en·tial  (nf-rnshl)
adj.
1. Of, relating to, or involving inference.
2. Derived or capable of being derived by inference.

infer·ential·ly adv.

inferential
Adjective
of or based on inference
ThesaurusLegend:  Synonyms Related Words Antonyms
Adj.1.inferential - relating to or having the nature of illation or inference; "the illative faculty of the mind"
2.inferential - of reasoning; proceeding from general premisses to a necessary and specific conclusion
logic - the branch of philosophy that analyzes inference
deductive - involving inferences from general principles
3.inferential - resembling or dependent on or arrived at by inference; "an illative conclusion"; "inferential reasoning"
deductive - involving inferences from general principles
4.inferential - derived or capable of being derived by inference
connotative - having the power of implying or suggesting something in addition to what is explicit
5.inferential - based on interpretation; not directly expressed
constructive - constructing or tending to construct or improve or promote development; "constructive criticism"; "a constructive attitude"; "a constructive philosophy"; "constructive permission"


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But if the relation to the object is inferential and external, as I maintain, the difference between two thoughts may bear very little relation to the difference between their objects.
In justice to young Halpin it should be said that while in him were pretty faithfully reproduced most of the mental and moral characteristics ascribed by history and family tradition to the famous Colonial bard, his succession to the gift and faculty divine was purely inferential.
For Martin Poyser felt no motive to keep silence towards the one or two neighbours who ventured to come and shake him sorrowfully by the hand on the first day of his trouble; and Carroll, who kept his ears open to all that passed at the rectory, had framed an inferential version of the story, and found early opportunities of communicating it.
 
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