Definitions for INFER
ɪnˈfɜrin·fer

Princeton's WordNetRate this definition:3.0 / 3 votes

1. deduce, infer, deduct, deriveverb

   reason by deduction; establish by deduction

2. generalize, generalise, extrapolate, inferverb

   draw from specific cases for more general cases

3. deduce, inferverb

   conclude by reasoning; in logic

4. guess, inferverb

   guess correctly; solve by guessing

   "He guessed the right number of beans in the jar and won the prize"

5. understand, inferverb

   believe to be the case

   "I understand you have no previous experience?"

WiktionaryRate this definition:3.0 / 1 vote

1. inferverb

   To introduce (a subject) in speaking, writing etc.; to bring in.

2. inferverb

   To introduce (something) as a reasoned conclusion; to conclude by reasoning or deduction, as from premises or evidence.

3. inferverb

   To draw a conclusion or inference by reasoning.

4. inferverb

   To lead to (something) as a consequence; to imply. (Now often considered incorrect, especially with a person as subject.)

5. Etymology: From inferō.

Samuel Johnson's DictionaryRate this definition:0.0 / 0 votes

1. To INFERverb

   Etymology: inferer, French; infero, Latin.

   1. To bring on; to induce.

   Vomits infer some small detriment to the lungs. Gideon Harvey.

   2.To infer is nothing but, by virtue of one proposition laid down as true, to draw in another as true, i.e. to see or suppose such a connection of the two ideas of the inferred proposition. John Locke

   Yet what thou can'st attain, which best may serve
   To glorify the Maker, and infer
   Thee also happier, shall not be with-held
   Thy hearing. John Milton, Par. Lost, b. vii.

   Great,
   Or bright, infers not excellence: the earth,
   Though in comparison of heav'n so small,
   Nor glistering, may of solid good contain
   More plenty than the sun, that barren shines. John Milton.

   One would wonder how, from so differing premisses, they should all infer the same conclusion. Decay of Piety.

   They have more opportunities than other men have of purchasing publick esteem, by deserving well of mankind; and such opportunities always infer obligations. Francis Atterbury.

   3. To offer; to produce.

   Full well hath Clifford play'd the orator,
   Inferring arguments of mighty force. William Shakespeare, Hen. VI.

WikipediaRate this definition:0.0 / 0 votes

1. infer

   Inferences are steps in reasoning, moving from premises to logical consequences; etymologically, the word infer means to "carry forward". Inference is theoretically traditionally divided into deduction and induction, a distinction that in Europe dates at least to Aristotle (300s BCE). Deduction is inference deriving logical conclusions from premises known or assumed to be true, with the laws of valid inference being studied in logic. Induction is inference from particular evidence to a universal conclusion. A third type of inference is sometimes distinguished, notably by Charles Sanders Peirce, contradistinguishing abduction from induction. Various fields study how inference is done in practice. Human inference (i.e. how humans draw conclusions) is traditionally studied within the fields of logic, argumentation studies, and cognitive psychology; artificial intelligence researchers develop automated inference systems to emulate human inference. Statistical inference uses mathematics to draw conclusions in the presence of uncertainty. This generalizes deterministic reasoning, with the absence of uncertainty as a special case. Statistical inference uses quantitative or qualitative (categorical) data which may be subject to random variations.

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1. infer

   To infer is to form a conclusion or deduction based on evidence, reasoning or information that one has perceived or received. It involves making an educated guess about something that is not directly stated or observed.

Webster DictionaryRate this definition:0.0 / 0 votes

1. Inferverb

   to bring on; to induce; to occasion

2. Inferverb

   to offer, as violence

3. Inferverb

   to bring forward, or employ as an argument; to adduce; to allege; to offer

4. Inferverb

   to derive by deduction or by induction; to conclude or surmise from facts or premises; to accept or derive, as a consequence, conclusion, or probability; to imply; as, I inferred his determination from his silence

5. Inferverb

   to show; to manifest; to prove

6. Etymology: [L. inferre to bring into, bring forward, occasion, infer; pref. in- in + ferre to carry, bring: cf. F. infrer. See 1 st Bear.]

Chambers 20th Century DictionaryRate this definition:0.0 / 0 votes

1. Infer

   in-fėr′, v.t. to deduce, to derive, as a consequence: to prove or imply.—v.i. to conclude:—pr.p. infer′ring; pa.p. inferred′.—adjs. Infer′able, Infer′rible, that may be inferred or deduced.—n. In′ference, that which is inferred or deduced: the act of drawing a conclusion from premises, conclusion, consequence.—adj. Inferen′tial, deducible or deduced by inference.—adv. Inferen′tially. [Fr.,—L. inferre—in, into, ferre, to bring.]

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1. Infer

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1. Infer

   Imply vs. Infer -- In this Grammar.com article you will learn the differences between the words Imply and Infer.

Matched Categories

1. • Believe
   • Conclude
   • Logic
   • Reason
   • Solve

Anagrams for INFER »

1. finer

How to pronounce INFER?

1. Alex

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   Mia

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   Karen

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Numerology

1. Chaldean Numerology

   The numerical value of INFER in Chaldean Numerology is: 3

2. Pythagorean Numerology

   The numerical value of INFER in Pythagorean Numerology is: 7

Examples of INFER in a Sentence

1. Heidi Hammel:

   By monitoring auroral activity on exoplanets, we may be able to infer the presence of water on or within an exoplanet, now, it's not going to be easy — it's not as easy as Ganymede and Jupiter, and that wasn't easy. It may require a much larger telescope than Hubble, it may require some future space telescope, but nevertheless, it's a tool now that we didn't have prior to this work that Joachim and his team have done.

2. Foreign Minister Reynders:

   You shouldn't always look somewhere else for reasons for what you're going through at home. We are tackling head on what is happening in some of our boroughs, when you have 130 dead in one city, it means something's gone wrong. It's a mistake, I think, to infer from that that what went wrong went wrong only abroad.

3. Jason Kenney:

   Hes a guy who has always been underestimated, hes smiling all the time. Hes got terrific dimples and sometimes people infer from that hes not serious, which is not true.

4. Kristina Dahl:

   There is a complete lack of measurements [in Aden, Yemen] between 1970 and 2010. ... In cases such as this, researchers have to try to fit the different data chunks together like pieces of a puzzle. You can imagine how difficult it is to infer long-term trends over the past 100 years when 40 years of data are missing.

5. Steve Scalise:

   One of the many groups that I spoke to regarding this critical legislation was a group whose views I wholeheartedly condemn, i am very disappointed that anyone would try to infer otherwise for political gain.

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References

1. ^ Princeton's WordNet
   http://wordnetweb.princeton.edu/perl/webwn?s=INFER
2. ^ Wiktionary
   https://en.wiktionary.org/wiki/Infer
3. ^ Samuel Johnson's Dictionary
   https://johnsonsdictionaryonline.com/views/search.php?term=INFER
4. ^ Wikipedia
   https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Infer
5. ^ ChatGPT
   https://chat.openai.com
6. ^ Webster Dictionary
   https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/INFER
7. ^ Chambers 20th Century Dictionary
   https://www.gutenberg.org/files/37683/37683-h/37683-h.htm#:~:text=INFER
8. ^ CrunchBase
   https://www.crunchbase.com/organization/infer