"inferential" meaning in English

See inferential in All languages combined, or Wiktionary

Adjective

Forms: more inferential [comparative], most inferential [superlative]
Etymology: inference + -ial Etymology templates: {{af|en|inference|-ial}} inference + -ial Head templates: {{en-adj}} inferential (comparative more inferential, superlative most inferential)
  1. Of, pertaining to, or derived using inference. Synonyms: illative Derived forms: inferentialism, inferentialist, inferentiality, inferentially, inferential statistics, noninferential Translations (Translations): päättelevä (Finnish), inferentiaalinen (Finnish), inférentiel (French)
    Sense id: en-inferential-en-adj-n2xuTBvd Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header, English terms suffixed with -ial

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