inference

inference
n
1. reasoning, logic, ratiocination, deductive or inductive thinking, Both Logic. induction, deduction.
2. deduction, conclusion, illation, corollary, derivation, answer; what it all adds up to; presumption, assumption, supposition, understanding, construe, impression, belief; estimate, calculation, finding, determination, judgement, opinion, guess, suspicion, reckoning, Sl. guesstimate; surmise, speculation, probability, likelihood, conjecture, hypothesis, theory, Rare. surmisal.
3. implication, intimation, insinuation, hint, clue, suggestion; allusion, reference.

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