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ˌɪn fəˈrɛn ʃəlin·fer·en·tial

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Princeton's WordNet

  1. inferential, illativeadjective

    relating to or having the nature of illation or inference

    "the illative faculty of the mind"

  2. inferentialadjective

    of reasoning; proceeding from general premisses to a necessary and specific conclusion

  3. illative, inferentialadjective

    resembling or dependent on or arrived at by inference

    "an illative conclusion"; "inferential reasoning"

  4. inferentialadjective

    derived or capable of being derived by inference

  5. inferentialadjective

    based on interpretation; not directly expressed

Wiktionary

  1. inferentialadjective

    Of, pertaining to, or derived using inference

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  1. inferential

    Inferential, an adjective, generally refers to something that is deduced, implied or derived from evidence and reasoning rather than explicit statements or direct observations. It often pertains to the process of making logical assumptions or conclusions based on available data or premises. This term is commonly used in areas such as statistics, linguistics, and philosophy.

Webster Dictionary

  1. Inferentialadjective

    deduced or deducible by inference

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  1. Chaldean Numerology

    The numerical value of inferential in Chaldean Numerology is: 4

  2. Pythagorean Numerology

    The numerical value of inferential in Pythagorean Numerology is: 5

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