inference B2 Topic:Crime & Justice US /ˈɪn.fɚ.əns/ UK /ˈɪn.fə.ɹəns/ See IPA manual Freq #40700 Meanings 1 noun A conclusion you reach based on evidence or reasoning rather than direct information. From the muddy footprints, the detective drew an obvious inference. 2 noun The act or process of reaching such a conclusion. Solving the puzzle requires careful inference. Thesaurus Synonyms 1 noun · a conclusion you reach... conclusiondeduction 2 noun · the act or process of... illation Word family Forms inferences Derived forms inferencinginferentialmacroinferencemicroinferencemisinference Common collocations rational inference Adjective + noun Etymology AI details From Latin inferentia. Morphologically infer + -ence. inferentia Latin View etymology graph -> Topics Crime & Justice External links Cambridge Dictionary Wiktionary Google Images # inference **Type:** Word **Level:** B2 **Part of speech:** noun **IPA (US):** /ˈɪn.fɚ.əns/ **IPA (UK):** /ˈɪn.fə.ɹəns/ **Frequency rank:** 40700 ## Meanings 1. A conclusion you reach based on evidence or reasoning rather than direct information. 2. The act or process of reaching such a conclusion. ## Examples - From the muddy footprints, the detective drew an obvious inference. - Solving the puzzle requires careful inference. ## Derived Forms - inferencing - inferential - macroinference - microinference - misinference ## Roots and Affixes - Root: inferentia ## Etymology From Latin inferentia. Morphologically infer + -ence. ## AI Etymology Inference comes from Latin inferentia. Morphologically infer + -ence. The analysis is mainly morphological: the modern nominal form is built from the named base and affix. ## Topics - Crime & Justice markdown