inferable

C2 Topic:Mind & Cognition
US /ɪnˈfɝəbəl/ UK /ɪnˈfɜːrəbəl/
adj

Meanings

  1. 1
    adj

    capable of being inferred or reached as a conclusion from evidence or premises

    The second proposition is inferable from the first without assuming either is actually true.

Thesaurus

Synonyms
1 adj · capable of being inferred... deduciblederivableinferrable
Opposites
uninferableundeducible
Word family
Derived forms inferability

Etymology

From infer + -able. Infer comes from Latin inferre ("to bring in, introduce; draw as a conclusion"), formed from in- ("in") + ferre ("to carry"). Inferrable is a common variant spelling.

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