"inferential" meaning in English

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Adjective

Forms: more inferential [comparative], most inferential [superlative]
Etymology: From 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): 推論的 /推论的 (tuīlùn de) (Chinese Mandarin), 推斷的 /推断的 (tuīduàn de) (Chinese Mandarin), päättelevä (Finnish), inferentiaalinen (Finnish), inférentiel (French)
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